Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State prediction: Northern Colorado favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Sacramento State will square off with the favored Northern Colorado in men's college basketball action at Hornet Pavilion on Saturday, beginning at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Northern Colorado as the most likely winner of the Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Northern Colorado and Sacramento State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Northern Colorado a 66% chance of defeating Sacramento State. Our predicted final score has Northern Colorado winning 80-75.

According to our model, Sacramento State (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 163.5 points has a 57% chance of staying under.

Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: