The Northern Colorado Bears (11-7, 1-4 Big Sky) will visit the Sacramento State Hornets (5-11, 1-3 Big Sky) after losing three road games in a row.

Saturday’s game between the Bears and the Hornets sees the Bears as 5.5-point favorites. The point total for the game is 166.5.

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Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State Odds and Game Info

Game day: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Game time: 10 p.m. ET
TV channel: ESPN+
Location: Sacramento, California
Arena: Hornet Pavilion
Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State Odds and Prediction

Spread favorite: Northern Colorado (-5.5)
Moneyline: Northern Colorado (-233), Sacramento State (+190)
Total: 166.5 points

Pick ATS:Northern Colorado (-5.5)

Pick OU: Under (166.5)

Prediction: Northern Colorado 83, Sacramento State 77

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Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State Comparison

Northern Colorado Key Players

The Bears leader in points and assists is Quinn Denker, who puts up 17.4 points per game to go with 6.6 assists.
Brock Wisne leads Northern Colorado in rebounding, pulling down 5.9 boards per game while also scoring 16.4 points a contest.
Zack Bloch leads the Bears in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.2 shots per game from beyond the arc.
The Northern Colorado steals leader is Bloch, who averages 1.8 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Ring Nyeri, who compiles 0.7 rejections per contest.
Sacramento State Key Players

Mikey Williams’ points (17.8 per game) and assists (4.7 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Hornets’ leaderboards.
Prophet Johnson grabs 8.2 rebounds per game (also scoring 15.8 points per game and adds 3.5 assists per game) which secures the top of the Sacramento State rebounding leaderboard.
Jahni Summers is reliable from three-point range and leads the Hornets with 2.1 made threes per game.
Johnson (2.7 steals per game) is the steal leader for Sacramento State while Brandon Gardner (1.0 block per game) is the block leader.

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