Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Northern Colorado Bears (10-5, 0-2 Big Sky) host the Idaho State Bengals (8-7, 1-1 Big Sky) at Bank of Colorado Arena, starting at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Bengals are 4-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 154.5.

In its last outing on Saturday, Northern Colorado suffered an 88-79 loss to Montana. In the losing effort, Brock Wisne led Northern Colorado with 22 points. Idaho State lost its last matchup 93-87 in OT against Portland State on Saturday. Martin Kheil scored 20 points in Idaho State's loss, leading the team.

Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado
• Spread favorite: Northern Colorado -4
• Moneyline favorite: Northern Colorado -188
• Moneyline underdog: Idaho State +155
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State

• This season, Northern Colorado's games have gone over this matchup's 154.5-point over/under nine times.
• This season, six of Idaho State's games have finished with a combined score higher than 154.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 163.3 points per game, 8.8 points more than the total of 154.5 for this game.
• The 150.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 4.1 fewer than the 154.5 over/under in this contest.
• Northern Colorado has a 163.3 average over/under in its games this season, 8.8 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this matchup is 4.1 points higher than the average over/under in Idaho State's games this season of 150.4.

Betting the Spread: Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State

• In Northern Colorado's 12 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
• This season, the Bears have just one against the spread win in four games as a favorite of 4 points or more.
• Idaho State has played 12 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Bengals have been installed as underdogs by a 4-point margin or more five times and are 5-0 ATS in those matchups.
• At home, Northern Colorado is winless ATS (0-2) as a 4-point favorite or greater.
• This season in away games, Idaho State is 6-0 against the spread and 2-4 overall.
• Idaho State is unbeaten ATS (1-0) on the road as 4-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State

• Northern Colorado has entered the game as moneyline favorites eight times this season and won six of those games.
• The Bears are 3-1 this season when entering a game favored by -188 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 65.3% chance of a victory for Northern Colorado.
• Idaho State has been victorious in one of the six contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Bengals have a mark of 1-4 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +155 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Idaho State has a 39.2% chance of pulling out a win.