It will be a battle between BigSky opponents when the Sacramento State Hornets (7-8, 1-5 BigSky) welcome the Idaho Vandals (4-13, 1-5 BigSky) to The Hornets Nest. The game starts at 10:05 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 24, 2019.
Idaho Vandals vs. Sacramento State Hornets Betting Prediction
In the Vandals’ last game, they were blown out by the Montana Grizzlies, 69-51. Montana’s 7.9 turnover percentage was their largest strength over Idaho, who had a rate of 15.1. The Grizzlies’ mark was better than their season average of 16.6. Trevon Allen was the game’s high scorer with 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting.
The Hornets lost to the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in their last outing, 76-71. Southern Utah made good use of their 25 trips to the charity stripe, converting on 24 of them (96.0 percent). Sacramento State, on the other hand, was 16-20 (80.0 percent). With 24 points on 7-for-18 shooting, Marcus Graves was the top scorer from either team.
After the Vandals won both games against the Hornets last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the last contest, Idaho won 81-58. The Vandals had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (39.3 vs. 28.6) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.632 vs. 0.463).
Sacramento State may have difficulty getting to the charity stripe in this meeting. The Hornets currently rank 273rd in the NCAA with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.205, while Idaho ranks 80th in FTA rate allowed (0.203).
Idaho at Sacramento State Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Sacramento State ranks 19th in three pointers allowed per game (18.4) while Idaho ranks 246th (25.8).
The Hornets rank 30th in steals per game (8.2) while the Vandals rank 198th (4.5).
Sacramento State ranks 113th in assists per game (14.0) while Idaho ranks 200th in assists allowed per game (14.9).
The Hornets rank 155th in rebounds per game (35.3) while the Vandals rank 185th in rebounds allowed per game (36.2).
Bettings Trends:
The Vandals’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 7.0, up from 2.9 for the season.
During their last five games, the Hornets have scored an average of 66.6 points per game (1.4 above their season average) and allowed an average of 76.6 points per game (13.2 above their season average).
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