The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-12, 0-5 Big Sky) are heavy, 11.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a five-game losing streak when they visit the Portland State Vikings (10-5, 4-0 Big Sky) on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Viking Pavilion. The game airs at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is 141.5.

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Portland State vs. Northern Arizona betting lines

• Portland State moneyline odds to win: -806
• Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: +551
• Spread: Portland State (-11.5)
• Total: 141.5

Portland State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Portland State sports a worse record against the spread in home games (3-1-0) than it does in away games (8-0-0).
• At home, the Vikings exceed the total 50% of the time (two of four games). They hit the over in the same percentage of games on the road (four of eight contests).
• Portland State has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-1 (.750). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 3-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• The Vikings’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 78.8 points a contest compared to the 82.8 they’ve averaged this year.
• Portland State’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.0) is 1.9 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.9).
• The Vikings’ past 10 contests have seen them make 6.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 31.6% from deep. Both numbers are below their 2025-26 averages of 7.6 makes and 34.0%.

Portland State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 11-1-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 8-0-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-1-0; As Underdog: 5-0-0)
• O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)

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Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Northern Arizona has performed better against the spread at home (4-2-0) than away (3-5-0) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Lumberjacks games have finished over more often at home (two of six, 33.3%) than on the road (two of eight, 25%).
• This season the Lumberjacks are 1-3 at home when moneyline underdogs (.250 winning percentage). Away they are 0-8 (.000).

Recent trends

• In their past 10 games, the Lumberjacks are putting up 70.5 points per game, 2.9 fewer points than their season average (73.4).
• Over its previous 10 games, Northern Arizona is ceding 75.5 points per game, 0.3 more points than its season average (75.2).
• The Lumberjacks are sinking 7.3 three-pointers per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (7.2). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (36.7%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (36.5%).

Northern Arizona betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
• O-U-P: 5-10-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-8)