The Northern Colorado Bears and California Baptist Lancers meet Sunday in college basketball action at the CBU Events Center. The Northern Colorado Bears look for a win after splitting their last four games. The California Baptist Lancers look to improve to 5-0 on the season.
The Northern Colorado Bears are averaging 73.8 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Daylen Kountz is averaging 16.6 points and 2.6 assists, while Matt Johnson II is averaging 12.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. Dry Kuxhausen is the third double-digit scorer and Dalton Knecht is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Northern Colorado Bears are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 74.4 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Colorado Bears are allowing 26.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.
The California Baptist Lancers are averaging 81.5 points on 51.3 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 39.8 percent shooting. Reed Nottage is averaging 17.3 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Taran Armstrong is averaging 13.8 points and 7 rebounds. Daniel Akin is the third double-digit scorer and Tre Armstrong is grabbing 4 rebounds. The California Baptist Lancers are shooting 40.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.5 percent from the free throw line. The California Baptist Lancers are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.8 rebounds per game.
The Bears are 42-18-1 ATS in their last 61 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Lancers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Bears last 9 road games. The over is 11-5 in Lancers last 16 home games.
The Northern Colorado Bears have had a respectable schedule, and they’ve held their own, especially on defense, so they’re not going to be a pushover here. However, the California Baptist Lancers are on fire offensively through four games, and they’re a club that’s riding high on confidence right now. At home, I’m not stepping in front of Cal Baptist. Give me the Lancers in this toss up, pick em game.