Idaho vs. Northern Colorado Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The Idaho Vandals (16-13, 8-8 Big Sky) host the Northern Colorado Bears (18-11, 8-8 Big Sky) at ICCU Arena, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Vandals are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 154.5.

Idaho heads into this game on the heels of a 78-58 win against Northern Arizona on Thursday. Jackson Rasmussen scored a team-best 19 points for Idaho in the victory. Northern Colorado's most recent game was an 82-72 loss to Eastern Washington on Thursday. Northern Colorado got a team-leading 19 points from Quinn Denker in the loss.

Idaho vs. Northern Colorado Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho
• Spread favorite: Idaho -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Idaho -145
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Colorado +118
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Idaho vs. Northern Colorado

• This season, Idaho and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 154.5 points 11 times.
• A total of 16 of Northern Colorado's games have ended with a combined score higher than 154.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 161.6 points per game, 7.1 points more than the point total of 154.5 for this game.
• This matchup's over/under is 4.2 fewer points than the 150.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for Idaho's games is 152.7 points, 1.8 lower than the over/under of 154.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 4.8 points lower than the average over/under in Northern Colorado's games this season of 159.3.

Betting the Spread: Idaho vs. Northern Colorado

• Against the spread, Idaho is 11-15-0 this season.
• So far this season, the Vandals have been installed as favorites by a 2.5-point margin or more 11 times and are 6-5 ATS in those contests.
• Northern Colorado has 13 wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
• So far this season, the Bears have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those contests.
• Idaho is 4-5 against the spread, and 6-3 overall, at home this year.
• At home, Idaho is 3-4 ATS as a 2.5-point favorite or more.
• This year away from home, Northern Colorado is 8-6 against the spread and 7-7 overall.
• This year Northern Colorado is 3-2 ATS as 2.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Idaho vs. Northern Colorado

• Idaho has entered the game as moneyline favorites 17 times this season and won 11, or 64.7%, of those games.
• The Vandals are 7-3 this season when entering a game favored by -145 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Idaho has a 59.2% chance to win.
• Northern Colorado has been a moneyline underdog in five games this season and has come away with the win one time (20%) in those contests.
• This season, the Bears have been victorious one time in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +118 or worse on the moneyline.
• Northern Colorado has an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.