Idaho State vs. Eastern Washington betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 17

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The Eastern Washington Eagles (3-14, 1-3 Big Sky) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to break a 12-game road losing streak when they visit the Idaho State Bengals (10-8, 3-2 Big Sky) on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 152.5 for the matchup.

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Idaho State Cover -5.5 vs Eastern Washington -111

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Idaho State vs. Eastern Washington betting lines

  • Idaho State moneyline odds to win: -243
  • Eastern Washington moneyline odds to win: +199
  • Spread: Idaho State (-5.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Idaho State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Idaho State owns a worse record against the spread at home (3-2-0) than it does in road games (6-2-0).
  • The Bengals have gone over the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in four of five home matchups (80%). In away games, they have hit the over in four of eight games (50%).
  • Idaho State has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 3-2 (.600). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Bengals have picked up their output slightly over their last 10 games, scoring 80.6 points per contest over that span compared to the 77.6 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • The past 10 games have seen Idaho State concede 4.3 more points per game (77.7) than its season-long average (73.4).
  • The Bengals’ past 10 outings have seen them make 9.3 three-pointers per game while shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are up from their 2025-26 averages of 8.4 makes and 35.2%.

Idaho State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (93rd in nation) 45.3 (268th) 30.8 (272nd) 27.2 (21st) 12.7 (285th) 10.8 (124th)

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Eastern Washington statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Eastern Washington has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 1-3-0 record) than away (.545, 6-5-0).
  • Eagles games have finished above the over/under 50% of the time at home (two of four), and 90.9% of the time on the road (10 of 11).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-2) and away (0-10).

Recent trends

  • The Eagles are posting 77.4 points per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.9 more than their average for the season (76.5).
  • Eastern Washington is surrendering 84.3 points per contest in its past 10 games, the same number of points it is allowing per game for the season.
  • The Eagles are making 7.3 threes per game over their past 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they own a 33.6% three-point percentage over their past 10 contests, which matches their season average from three-point land.

Eastern Washington betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-4-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 10-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-13 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (173rd in nation) 50.5 (362nd) 29.8 (307th) 31.8 (221st) 13.2 (258th) 12.6 (286th)
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