Northern Colorado vs. Northern Arizona betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Northern Colorado Bears (15-6, 7-1 Big Sky) host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (13-8, 4-4 Big Sky) after winning five straight home games. The Bears are favored by 7.5 points in the contest, which begins at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 1, 2025. The point total is 152.5 for the matchup.

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Northern Colorado Cover -7.5 vs Northern Arizona -110

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Northern Colorado vs. Northern Arizona betting lines

  • Northern Colorado moneyline odds to win: -334
  • Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: +264
  • Spread: Northern Colorado (-7.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Northern Colorado statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Northern Colorado sports a worse record against the spread (1-6-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (6-4-0).
  • When playing at home, the Bears eclipse the total 71.4% of the time (five of seven games). They’ve hit the over in 60% of away games (six of 10 contests).
  • Northern Colorado has played better as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 6-1, compared to going 2-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Bears have seen a decrease in scoring lately, putting up 79.2 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.2 points fewer than the 81.4 they’ve scored this year.
  • Northern Colorado’s defense has been more stingy lately, as the team has allowed 72.6 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 74 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • While the Bears are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (6.3 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (8), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.8% from deep over the last 10, 34.6% on the season).

Northern Colorado betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-7-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.7 (second in nation) 46.1 (307th) 31.8 (218th) 27.4 (21st) 16.8 (28th) 11 (144th)

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Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Northern Arizona has a lower winning percentage at home (.500, 3-3-0 record) than away (.600, 6-4-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Lumberjacks games have gone over four of six times at home (66.7%), and seven of 10 on the road (70%).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Lumberjacks are posting 76.5 points per game, 2.1 fewer points than their season average (78.6).
  • Over its previous 10 games, Northern Arizona is surrendering 70.3 points per game, compared to its season average of 70.5 points allowed.
  • The Lumberjacks are draining 8.8 treys per game over their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 more than their average for the season (8.4). Likewise, they have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (37.8%) compared to their season average from downtown (35%).

Northern Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-8-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-5-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 4-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (99th in nation) 43.4 (171st) 36 (30th) 28.2 (39th) 16 (50th) 10 (51st)
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