Idaho vs. Northern Arizona betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 26

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Big Sky opponents meet when the Idaho Vandals (15-13, 7-8 Big Sky) host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-18, 4-11 Big Sky) at ICCU Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026. The Vandals are 10.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 146.5 for the matchup.

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Idaho Cover -10.5 vs Northern Arizona -111

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Idaho vs. Northern Arizona betting lines

  • Idaho moneyline odds to win: -699
  • Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: +473
  • Spread: Idaho (-10.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Idaho statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Idaho owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (3-5-0) than it does on the road (6-9-0).
  • At home, the Vandals exceed the over/under 62.5% of the time (five of eight games). They’ve hit the over in 33.3% of road games (five of 15 contests).
  • Idaho has fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 5-3, compared to going 4-2 in away games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Vandals have been scoring 77.2 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 79.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Idaho give up 1.3 more points per game (75.3) than its season-long average (74.0).
  • Over their last 10 contests, the Vandals are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (10.4 compared to 10.5 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.6% compared to 36.3% season-long).

Idaho betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-15-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 6-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 5-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-6 (Home: 5-3; Away: 4-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (204th in nation) 43.6 (140th) 33.1 (116th) 30.0 (117th) 13.0 (249th) 10.8 (163rd)

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Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Northern Arizona has a better winning percentage at home (.583, 7-5-0 record) than on the road (.500, 6-6-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Lumberjacks games have gone over six of 12 times at home (50%), and four of 12 away (33.3%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Lumberjacks have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-6) than away (1-11).

Recent trends

  • The Lumberjacks have performed worse offensively over their last 10 games, scoring 71.5 points per contest, 1.3 fewer points their than season average of 72.8.
  • Northern Arizona is surrendering 77.7 points per game in its past 10 games, which is 1.6 more points than it is allowing for the season (76.1).
  • The Lumberjacks are draining 8.1 three-pointers per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.6 more than their average for the season (7.5). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (37.9%) compared to their season average from downtown (37.0%).

Northern Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 5-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-0-0; As Underdog: 11-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-18 (Home: 3-6; Away: 1-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (74th in nation) 47.6 (335th) 27.5 (348th) 32.0 (243rd) 13.4 (222nd) 10.0 (74th)
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