Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Northern Colorado Bears Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/07/2022

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Monday, February 7, 2022

Venue:  Bank of Colorado Arena, Greeley, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  N Arizona +10.5, N Colorado -10.5; Over/Under:  149 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  N Arizona +10.5, N Colorado -10.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  N Arizona +10.5, N Colorado -10.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

 

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks:  8-14 (8th place, Big Sky)

Northern Colorado Bears:  11-11 (5th place, Big Sky)

 

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks:  2-3 last 5

Northern Colorado Bears:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

NAU is coming into this game with an 8-14 record overall and they are 3-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 12th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-7 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Sacramento State Hornets while their 3 losses in that span came against the Portland State Vikings, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, and the Northern Colorado Bears in their last game. Jalen Cone led the team in points in that game with 19 while Carson Towt was next on the team with 12 points. Cone also led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Towt led the team in rebounds with 9. They are 42.3% from the field, 37.6% from 3-point range, and 65.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 PPG against them. NAU has an ATS record of 9-11 this season and their O/U record is 8-10-2.

 

 

Northern Colorado is coming into this game with an 11-11 record overall and they are 5-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Weber State Wildcats, the Portland State Vikings, and Portland State again while their win came against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in their last game. Daylen Kountz led the team in points in that game with 24 while Matt Johnson was next on the team with 17 points. Johnson led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Bodie Hume led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 47.1% from the field, 37.8% from 3-point range, and 71.6% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 77.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 77.2 PPG against them. Northern Colorado has an ATS record of 7-10-2 this season and their O/U record is 13-5-1.

 

Northern Colorado is coming off of a close win in their last game but they found a way to snap their losing streak with a win on the road against Northern Arizona. They did not cover the spread in that game but they should have a lot more confidence now after snapping their losing streak and they will likely play a lot better here at home. Northern Arizona has not been playing well recently with 3 losses in their last 4 games but they have only played 2 road games in their last 8 games and they will likely have a tough time on the road here against a team that just beat them. Northern Colorado should build off of that last win and win this game by a few more points at home here.

 

Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, February 7, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Northern Colorado 75 NAU 67.

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks: 5-1 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points. 13-7 ATS after 2 straight games where they made 10 or more 3 point shots. 14-4 UNDER as an underdog of 10 or more points. 16-11 UNDER when the total is 140 to 149.5.

Northern Colorado Bears: 2-8 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points. 7-12 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 7-4 UNDER as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points. 8-2 UNDER off a close road win by 3 points or less.

 

 

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks:  None.

Northern Colorado Bears:  None.

 

 

"Northern Colorado is a great 3-point shooting team, and we'll have to figure out a way to defend them. At the same time, they'll have to figure out a way to defend us. They're going to be fired up coming off a loss, but we'll be ready for them." - Shane Burcar on his team’s upcoming game here.

 

 

“Matt just kind of teed that thing up and chucked it, and it went in. Now, Matt’s hit some shots like that in the past. I just think it’s really fun to see that hit right there, basically at the buzzer sound. It was awesome.” - Steve Smiley after his team snapped their losing streak in their last game.

 

 

 

J. Cone 

K. Haymon 

I. Lewis 

N. Mains 

C. Towt

 

B. Hume 

Matt Johnson II

K. Jongkuch 

D. Kountz

D. Kuxhausen

 

 

PPG: J. Cone (19.3)

APG: J. Cone (3.8)

Reb/G: C. Towt (9.4)

 

PPG: D. Kountz (20.7)

APG: M. Johnson II (3.9)

Reb/G: K. Jongkuch (8.3)

 

Coaches:

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks: Shane Burcar (3rd season)

Northern Colorado Bears: Steve Smiley (2nd season)