Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7
07 February 2026

The Northern Colorado Bears (14-10, 4-7 Big Sky) battle the Idaho State Bengals (10-14, 3-8 Big Sky) on February 7, 2026 at Reed Gym. The Bengals are underdogs by a 1.5-point margin as they enter the matchup losers of three in a row with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. The point total in the matchup is set at 153.5.
Northern Colorado enters this matchup following an 88-74 win against Weber State on Thursday. In Northern Colorado's win, Quinn Denker led the way with a team-high 31 points (adding five rebounds and nine assists). Idaho State's most recent outing on Thursday ended in a 79-73 loss to Northern Arizona. Connor Hollenbeck recorded 23 points, one rebound and three assists for Idaho State.
Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho
- Spread favorite: Northern Colorado -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Northern Colorado -122
- Moneyline underdog: Idaho State +102
- Over/Under: 153.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State
- Northern Colorado and its opponents have combined to exceed Saturday's total of 153.5 points 14 times this season.
- This season, nine of Idaho State's games have ended with a combined score higher than 153.5 points.
- The Bears average 83.3 points per game against the Bengals' 75.0, amounting to 4.8 points over the game's over/under of 153.5.
- These two teams give up a combined 152.6 points per game, 0.9 less than this contest's over/under.
- This season, the average over/under for Northern Colorado's games is 161.0 points, 7.5 more than the total of 153.5 points set for this contest.
- The over/under for this game is 3.6 points more than the average over/under in Idaho State's games this season (149.9 points).
Betting the Spread: Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State
- Northern Colorado has 10 wins against the spread in 21 games this year.
- The Bears are 7-9 ATS when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
- Idaho State has 11 wins against the spread in 21 games this year.
- This year, the Bengals have an against-the-spread record of 6-5 in their 11 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
- At home this season, Idaho State is 3-4 overall and 3-4 against the spread.
- Idaho State is 3-4 ATS as a 1.5-point underdog or greater at home.
- This year away from home, Northern Colorado is 7-5 against the spread and 6-6 overall.
- This season Northern Colorado is 5-3 ATS as 1.5-point favorites or more away from home.
Betting the Moneyline: Northern Colorado vs. Idaho State
- This season, Northern Colorado has been moneyline favorites 16 times and won 10, or 62.5%, of those games.
- The Bears have a record of 10-6 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -122 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Northern Colorado has a 55% chance to win.
- Idaho State has won in one, or 9.1%, of the 11 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- The Bengals have a win-loss record of 1-10 with odds of +102 or worse this year.
- Idaho State has an implied victory probability of 49.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
