Who’s playing
Idaho State Bengals @ Sacramento State Hornets
Current records: Idaho State 8-8, Sacramento State 5-13
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What to know
Idaho State had a three-game homestand but will have to dust off their road jerseys soon. They and the Sacramento State Hornets will face off in a Big Sky battle at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at the Nest. The Bengals are strutting around with offensive muscle as they are averaging 75.2 points per game this season.
Idaho State will head into Saturday’s contest hoping to keep the good times going: They only won by three when they last took the court, which could have inspired the 25 points they dealt Montana on Saturday. Idaho State blew past Montana 86-61. The odds were on the Bengals’ side, but they didn’t give the team enough credit because the margin was unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sacramento State’s recent rough patch got a little rougher on Saturday following their fourth straight loss. They took a 68-64 blow to the loss column at the hands of N. Colorado.
The win moved Idaho State to 8-8. As for Sacramento State, their loss dropped their record to 5-13.
Everything came in roses for Idaho State against Sacramento State in its previous meeting in February 2024, as the team took a 68-40 victory. The rematch may be a little tougher for Idaho State as the team won’t have home court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Idaho State is a 4.5-point favorite against Sacramento State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The odds had a good idea of ​​the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bengals as a 5-point favorite.
The over/under is 129.5 points.
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History of the series
Sacramento State has won 7 of its last 10 games against Idaho State.
- February 8, 2024 – Idaho State 68 vs. Sacramento State 40
- January 13, 2024 – Sacramento State 66 vs. Idaho State 64
- February 18, 2023 – Sacramento State 70 vs. Idaho State 65
- January 19, 2023 – Idaho State 65 vs. Sacramento State 61
- February 19, 2022 – Sacramento State 80 vs. Idaho State 75
- January 27, 2022 – Sacramento State 61 vs. Idaho State 60
- January 18, 2021 – Sacramento State 70 vs. Idaho State 65
- January 17, 2021 – Idaho State 57 vs. Sacramento State 56
- February 08, 2020 – Sacramento State 63 vs. Idaho State 59
- January 4, 2020 – Sacramento State 68 vs. Idaho State 49
