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Northern Arizona @ Northern Colorado

Current Records: Northern Arizona 8-14; Northern Colorado 11-11

What to Know

The Northern Colorado Bears and the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are set to square off in a Big Sky matchup at 9:30 p.m. ET Feb. 7 at Bank of Colorado Arena. The Bears will be strutting in after a win while Northern Arizona will be stumbling in from a loss.

Northern Colorado is hoping for another victory. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern Arizona this past Saturday, sneaking past 74-71.

Northern Colorado is the favorite in this one, with an expected 10-point margin of victory. Those sticking with them against the spread have guts, to put it politely, as the team has let down bettors in their past four games.

Northern Colorado is now 11-11 while the Lumberjacks sit at 8-14. A couple numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: The Bears are stumbling into the contest with the eighth fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 10.2 on average. Northern Arizonas have had an even harder time: they are fourth worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 10.1 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Bank of Colorado Arena -- Greeley, Colorado
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Bears are a big 10-point favorite against the Lumberjacks, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 10-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -108

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Series History

Northern Colorado have won seven out of their last 11 games against Northern Arizona.

  • Feb 05, 2022 - Northern Colorado 74 vs. Northern Arizona 71
  • Jan 29, 2021 - Northern Arizona 68 vs. Northern Colorado 64
  • Feb 13, 2020 - Northern Colorado 84 vs. Northern Arizona 54
  • Jan 18, 2020 - Northern Arizona 64 vs. Northern Colorado 58
  • Mar 09, 2019 - Northern Arizona 89 vs. Northern Colorado 78
  • Jan 26, 2019 - Northern Colorado 63 vs. Northern Arizona 48
  • Mar 06, 2018 - Northern Colorado 82 vs. Northern Arizona 59
  • Feb 15, 2018 - Northern Colorado 95 vs. Northern Arizona 60
  • Jan 26, 2017 - Northern Arizona 63 vs. Northern Colorado 50
  • Jan 07, 2017 - Northern Colorado 83 vs. Northern Arizona 79
  • Jan 23, 2016 - Northern Colorado 84 vs. Northern Arizona 79