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Sacramento State @ Northern Colorado

Current Records: Sacramento State 4-6; Northern Colorado 8-7

What to Know

The Sacramento State Hornets are 1-8 against the Northern Colorado Bears since February of 2016, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Saturday. The Hornets and Northern Colorado will face off in a Big Sky battle at 4 p.m. ET at Bank of Colorado Arena. Northern Colorado will be strutting in after a win while Sacramento State will be stumbling in from a loss.

Sacramento State's 2021 ended with a 64-51 defeat against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds last week.

Meanwhile, Southern Utah typically have all the answers at home, but on Saturday the Bears proved too difficult a challenge. Northern Colorado beat the Thunderbirds 91-81.

The Hornets are the clear underdogs, so they're hoping it's the size of the fight that determines this one. Those who got lucky with them against the spread last Thursday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the squad has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

Sacramento State is now 4-6 while Northern Colorado sits at 8-7. A pair of stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Sacramento State is stumbling into the contest with the 25th fewest points per game in college basketball, having accrued only 63.5 on average. The Bears have experienced some struggles of their own as they are 43rd worst in college basketball in points allowed per game, with 74.6 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: Bank of Colorado Arena -- Greeley, Colorado
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Bears are a big 12-point favorite against the Hornets, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Bears, as the game opened with the Bears as a 10.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Northern Colorado have won eight out of their last nine games against Sacramento State.

  • Mar 10, 2021 - Northern Colorado 90 vs. Sacramento State 83
  • Feb 15, 2020 - Northern Colorado 68 vs. Sacramento State 65
  • Jan 16, 2020 - Northern Colorado 71 vs. Sacramento State 52
  • Feb 09, 2019 - Northern Colorado 65 vs. Sacramento State 59
  • Dec 29, 2018 - Northern Colorado 70 vs. Sacramento State 65
  • Mar 03, 2018 - Sacramento State 88 vs. Northern Colorado 77
  • Mar 04, 2017 - Northern Colorado 70 vs. Sacramento State 67
  • Dec 29, 2016 - Northern Colorado 69 vs. Sacramento State 53
  • Feb 25, 2016 - Northern Colorado 72 vs. Sacramento State 67