Portland State vs. Sacramento State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 10

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The Sacramento State Hornets (4-10, 0-2 Big Sky) are 9.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a six-game losing streak when they visit the Portland State Vikings (8-5, 2-0 Big Sky) on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Viking Pavilion. The matchup airs at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 161.5 points.

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Portland State Cover -9.5 vs Sacramento State -124

Bet $20, Payout $36.13

Portland State vs. Sacramento State betting lines

  • Portland State moneyline odds to win: -543
  • Sacramento State moneyline odds to win: +397
  • Spread: Portland State (-9.5)
  • Total: 161.5

Portland State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Portland State has a worse record against the spread at home (1-1-0) than it does in away games (8-0-0).
  • The Vikings have gone over the total in one of two home games (50%). They’ve fared the same on the road, topping the total in four of eight matchups (50%).
  • Portland State has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 1-1 (.500). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 3-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Vikings were the 129th-ranked team in college basketball (75.6 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 91st (69.6 points conceded per game).
  • Portland State was 75th in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.6) and 77th in rebounds conceded (29.6) last season.
  • At 14.6 assists per game last year, the Vikings were 99th in the country.

Portland State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 8-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-1-0; As Underdog: 5-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (65th in nation) 41.2 (73rd) 35.6 (69th) 29.7 (116th) 16.8 (62nd) 12.4 (253rd)

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Sacramento State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Sacramento State’s winning percentage against the spread, both home and away, is .333. It is 1-2-0 ATS on its home court and 3-6-0 on the road.
  • In terms of the over/under, Hornets games have gone over more often at home (two of three, 66.7%) than away (five of nine, 55.6%).
  • The Hornets’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-1) and on the road (0-9).

Last season stats

  • While the Hornets ranked in the bottom 25 in the nation in points per game last year with 66.2 (15th-worst), they ranked 131st in college basketball with 70.5 points given up per contest.
  • Last year Sacramento State averaged 31.2 boards per game (221st-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 29.3 rebounds per contest (60th-ranked).
  • The Hornets averaged 13.1 dimes per game, which ranked them 214th in the country.

Sacramento State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (340th in nation) 44.5 (241st) 35.0 (89th) 37.1 (359th) 12.9 (281st) 12.3 (247th)
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