Portland State vs. Northern Colorado Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 15

The Portland State Vikings (9-5, 3-0 Big Sky) host the Northern Colorado Bears (11-6, 1-3 Big Sky) at Viking Pavilion, tipping off at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Vikings are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 156.

Last time out, Portland State won on Saturday 96-69 over Sacramento State. Jaylin Henderson's team-high 26 points paced Portland State in the win. Northern Colorado is coming off of a 76-71 loss to Weber State in its last game on Saturday. Northern Colorado got a team-leading 17 points from Brock Wisne in the loss.

Portland State vs. Northern Colorado Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon
• Spread favorite: Portland State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Portland State -158
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Colorado +132
• Over/Under: 156 points

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

• Portland State and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under (156 points) six times this season.
• A total of 10 of Northern Colorado's games have finished with a combined score higher than 156 points this season.
• The Vikings average 83.3 points per game against the Bears' 84.6, amounting to 11.9 points over the matchup's point total of 156.
• The 150.3 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 5.7 fewer than the 156 total in this contest.
• On average, Portland State has had a 156.2-point over/under in its games this season, 0.2 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 6.0 points lower than the average over/under in Northern Colorado's games this season (162.0 points).

Betting the Spread: Portland State vs. Northern Colorado

• In Portland State's 11 games this year, it has 10 wins against the spread.
• The Vikings have been favored by 2.5 points or more three times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Against the spread, Northern Colorado is 8-6-0 this season.
• The Bears have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more four times this season and are 3-1 ATS in those contests.
• At home this year, Portland State has two wins against the spread and is 2-1 overall.
• Portland State has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• In away games, Northern Colorado is 5-3 overall and 6-2 against the spread.
• Northern Colorado is unbeaten ATS (3-0) as 2.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Portland State vs. Northern Colorado

• This season, Portland State has won five out of the six games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Vikings have a record of 2-1 when favored by -158 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win from Portland State, based on the moneyline, is 61.2%.
• Northern Colorado has won in one of the four contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Bears have a win-loss record of 1-2 with odds of +132 or worse this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Northern Colorado has a 43.1% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Portland State vs. Northern Colorado

• Pick ATS: Portland State (- 2.5)
• Pick OU: Over (156)
  
• Prediction: Portland State 86 - Northern Colorado 74