Northern Colorado vs Eastern Washington Predictions and Betting Preview
Sportsmemo content contributor Kyle Kargel offers his Northern Colorado vs Eastern Washington betting preview in the Big Sky Conference for Thursday, February 24. At the time of posting, the Bears are a 6-point home favorite against the road Eagles, with the total sitting at 158.5 points.
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Thursday, February 24 | Big Sky Conference Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Northern Colorado Bears -6 vs Eastern Washington Eagles |
Total: | 158.5 Points |
Game Time: | 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT |
Arena: | Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, CO |
TV: | ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado vs Eastern Washington Analysis
We’re in store for a Big Sky Conference shoot out as Eastern Washington heads to Northern Colorado to take on the Bears. Northern Colorado has been hot as of late winning six of their last seven games heading down the stretch.
The Eagles on the other hand have lost five of their last eight. The Bears still have a shot to reach the top of the Big Sky Conference standings being only two games back with three games to play after this one including a regular season finale with conference leaders Montana State.
The last time these two met on January 22, the Bears came away with the win 87-83. The Bears covered and the over hit by 12 points.
Northern Colorado Netting Many Threes
Northern Colorado has stamped a name for themselves as the three point shooting darlings of the Big Sky Conference as they shoot from deep on average 27 times per game. They’re 19th nationally in total three pointers shot this season and tied for 10th in three point shooting percentage.
They make over 10 threes a game which is also tied for 10th nationally as well. They’ve rolled out an offense which also ranks 6th in effective field goal percentage and 18th in two point field goal percentage. On defense though the Bears continue to struggle.
They rank 320th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 339th at defending the three and 214th in defending the two point shot. The top three scorers No. Co. rolls out all average over 41% shooting from deep and over 44% shooting in general.
They’re one of the most experienced teams in the country, but also don’t utilize their bench as only six players average over 15 minutes per game on the team.
Eagles Eager for Bounce Back Spot
The Eagles are one of the better teams against the spread this season going 16-9 so far. They do defend the three decently ranking 130th in the country in that metric.
They rank 240th defending the two point shot so the Bears may be forced to try and drive it inside more than they’re used to. However the Eagles failed to cover the spread and win in general in their last game against Idaho as they were 4.5 favorites and ended up losing 83-80.
They allowed the Vandals to shoot over 54% from the field in that one. As a team, Eastern Washington on offense loves sharing the ball in order to generate effective shots.
They rank 23rd nationally in assists per game as a team. That charge is led by senior guard Rylan Bergersen who averages over 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Another key statistic to look at for Eastern Washington is their adjusted defensive efficiency where they rank 265th overall.
Northern Colorado vs Eastern Washington Prediction
The Bears head into this game as six point favorites but judging how bad both team defenses are overall it’s easy to see the over hitting on the point total of 158.5. It seems like both offenses know their identity but are completely lost on defense.
I can see both teams hitting 80 points in this one, but the Bears inability to cover the spread and the Eagles inability to win on the road leads me to stay away from choosing a team.
Prediction: Over 158.5
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