The Idaho State Bengals face the Sacramento State Hornets in the first round of the Big Sky conference tournament in a game that will be held at a neutral site at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada at 8:35 PM ET. The betting odds for this match opened with Sacramento State as a -3.5 road favorite, but have since climbed to -6.5. The O/U line hit the betting board at 143 and has held that number.
Idaho State is coming off a 95-76 loss to Montana in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 7-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 171, which was well over the closing line of 147.5. The Bengals have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in two in a row and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Idaho State has lost eight straight games.
Sacramento State is coming off a 70-67 loss to Northern Colorado in their last game where they covered the spread as a 3.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 137, which was under the closing line of 139.5. The Hornets have covered the spread in seven of their last eight games, including their last three, and in six of their last seven games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Sacramento State had won two straight games before the loss to Northern Colorado.
Offensively, Idaho State is putting up 69.5 points per game on a 43.3% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Bengals are allowing 79.7 points per game on a 48.5% FG average.
Sacramento State is putting up 70.4 points per game on a 45.3% FG average. On defense the Hornets are allowing 73.7 points per game on a 45.5% FG average.
These teams met this season on February 11th at Sacramento State where the Hornets beat the Bengals 73-63.
Idaho State Bengals at Sacramento State Hornets Betting Trends
- Sacramento State is 7-1 against the spread in their last 8 games overall.
- Hornets are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games against the Bengals.
- The game total has gone over in 8 of Sacramento State’s last 12 games against Idaho State.
- Idaho State is 5-15 against the spread in their last 20 games overall.
- The Bengals are 4-10 against the spread in their last 14 games against the Hornets.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Sacramento State and Idaho State the public is leaning heavily to the home Bengals getting the 6.5 points with over 85%. The over/under bettors believe this game will stay under the posted total line of 143 with 54% on board.
