Portland State vs. Northern Arizona Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17
17 January 2026

The Portland State Vikings (10-5, 4-0 Big Sky) host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-12, 0-5 Big Sky) at Viking Pavilion, starting at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Vikings are 12-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 141 points.
Portland State enters this contest following a 76-73 win against Northern Colorado on Thursday. In Portland State's win, Jaylin Henderson led the way with a team-high 19 points (adding three rebounds and seven assists). Northern Arizona's most recent contest was an 83-69 loss to Sacramento State on Thursday. Traivar Jackson scored a team-best 18 points for Northern Arizona in the loss.
Portland State vs. Northern Arizona Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
- Where: Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon
- Spread favorite: Portland State -12
- Moneyline favorite: Portland State -877
- Moneyline underdog: Northern Arizona +580
- Over/Under: 141 points
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Betting the Over/Under: Portland State vs. Northern Arizona
- Portland State and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 141 points nine times this season.
- This season, 10 of Northern Arizona's games have finished with a combined score higher than 141 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 156.2 points per game, 15.2 points more than the total of 141 for this game.
- This game's over/under is 7.1 fewer points than the 148.1 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
- On average, Portland State has seen a 155.7-point over/under in its games this season, 14.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- Northern Arizona's games have an average over/under of 148.6 points this season, 7.6 more points than the over/under for this contest.
Betting the Spread: Portland State vs. Northern Arizona
- Against the spread, Portland State is 11-1-0 this season.
- Northern Arizona has eight wins against the spread in 15 games this season.
- The Lumberjacks have been underdogs by 12 points or more two times this season and covered the spread once.
- At home this year, Portland State is 3-1 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
- Northern Arizona is 3-5 against the spread, and 0-8 overall, on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Portland State vs. Northern Arizona
- Portland State has entered the game as moneyline favorites seven times this season and won six of those games.
- The Vikings have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -877.
- Portland State has a 89.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Northern Arizona has been a moneyline underdog in 13 games this season and has come away with the win one time (7.7%) in those contests.
- The Lumberjacks have been listed as an underdog of +580 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Northern Arizona has a 14.7% chance of walking away with the win.
