Idaho State vs. Northern Arizona betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 10

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The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-10, 0-3 Big Sky) are underdogs (+4.5) as they try to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Idaho State Bengals (8-8, 1-2 Big Sky) at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. The game airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 139.5 points.

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Idaho State Cover -4.5 vs Northern Arizona -112

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Idaho State vs. Northern Arizona betting lines

  • Idaho State moneyline odds to win: -209
  • Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: +171
  • Spread: Idaho State (-4.5)
  • Total: 139.5

Idaho State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Idaho State has done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (6-1-0) than it has in home games (2-2-0).
  • The Bengals have gone over the over/under in four of four home games (100%), compared to three of seven road games (42.9%).
  • Idaho State has fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 2-2, compared to going 1-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bengals have been putting up 81.2 points per game, an average that’s slightly higher than the 77.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Idaho State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (76.4) is 3.0 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (73.4).
  • The Bengals are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 9.7 threes per game and shooting 38.0% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.6 makes and 34.8% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Idaho State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-4-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (118th in nation) 45.1 (265th) 31.1 (267th) 27.4 (27th) 13.1 (263rd) 10.9 (126th)

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Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Northern Arizona’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .600 (3-2-0). On the road, it is .429 (3-4-0).
  • In 2025-26 a lower percentage of the Lumberjacks’ games have finished above the over/under at home (20%, one of five) than away (28.6%, two of seven).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Lumberjacks have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than on the road (0-7).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Lumberjacks are posting 68.7 points per contest, 4.7 fewer points than their season average (73.4).
  • Over its past 10 games, Northern Arizona is allowing 73.5 points per game, 0.8 fewer points than its season average (74.3).
  • The Lumberjacks are draining the same number of treys per game over their previous 10 games as their season average (7.4), and they are producing a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.3%) compared to their season mark (36.9%).

Northern Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-9-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (122nd in nation) 44.9 (257th) 30.4 (288th) 33.1 (286th) 13.7 (221st) 11.1 (141st)
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