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Idaho Vandals @ N. Arizona Lumberjacks

Current Records: Idaho 10-17, N. Arizona 13-15

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N. Arizona is 8-2 against the Vandals since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Both teams will face off in a Big Sky battle at 4:00 p.m. ET at Walkup Skydome. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, N. Arizona will stroll into this one as the favorite.

Even though N. Arizona has not done well against the Eagles recently (they were 1-9 in their previous ten matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lumberjacks came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 78-71.

Meanwhile, it's hard to win when you don't work as a unit and post 12 fewer assists than your opponent, a fact Idaho found out the hard way on Thursday. They fell 76-62 to the Bears.

The Lumberjacks have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for the Vandals, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season.

N. Arizona strolled past the Vandals when the teams last played back in January by a score of 75-60. Does N. Arizona have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vandals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

Odds

N. Arizona is a 4.5-point favorite against Idaho, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Lumberjacks, as the game opened with the Lumberjacks as a 3-point favorite.


The over/under is 139.5 points.

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Series History

N. Arizona has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Idaho.

  • Jan 25, 2024 - N. Arizona 75 vs. Idaho 60
  • Mar 04, 2023 - N. Arizona 87 vs. Idaho 76
  • Feb 18, 2023 - N. Arizona 72 vs. Idaho 50
  • Jan 19, 2023 - Idaho 88 vs. N. Arizona 83
  • Mar 05, 2022 - Idaho 78 vs. N. Arizona 69
  • Jan 17, 2022 - N. Arizona 74 vs. Idaho 72
  • Jan 02, 2021 - N. Arizona 83 vs. Idaho 78
  • Dec 31, 2020 - N. Arizona 78 vs. Idaho 65
  • Feb 20, 2020 - N. Arizona 78 vs. Idaho 61
  • Feb 01, 2020 - N. Arizona 77 vs. Idaho 72