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Game time: January 3, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET

Venue: Hamilton Gymnasium — Denver, CO

Article updated Jan 2, 5:36 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Idaho St. Bengals are traveling to play the Denver Pioneers at the Hamilton Gymnasium stadium on Wednesday, 1/3/2024 @ 9:30pm EST. Denver is the betting favorite opening

Game outlook

The Idaho St. Bengals are traveling to play the Denver Pioneers at the Hamilton Gymnasium stadium on Wednesday, 1/3/2024 @ 9:30pm EST. Denver is the betting favorite opening at -8.5 and the current line is Denver -8.

Bengals vs Pioneers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bengals to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Idaho St. Bengals to cover the 8 point spread and the total to go over 149.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Idaho St. 80 to Denver 70

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Idaho St. Bengals and Denver Pioneers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Idaho St. Bengals to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Denver will win straight-up is 80%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be ID.ST 66.75, DENVR 82.75.

OddsShark predicts Idaho State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Idaho St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 264, Idaho St. is ranked #314 in offense (scoring an average of 68.08 per game), #100 in defense (allowing an average of 67.54 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-9 (3-8 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bengals hit an average of 47.24% of their field goals (ranked #70) and 68.32% of their free throws (ranked #268) and makes an average of 31.85% of their three pointers ranked #256 in the NCAAB). They average 32.54 rebounds per game (ranked # 333) and average 12.31 offensive assists and 13.08 turnovers per game (ranked # 270 and 247 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Idaho St. allows an average of 46.25% field goals (ranked #326) and 74.26% free throws (ranked #317 in the NCAAB) The Bengals allow an average of 29.38% of the three pointers (ranked #53) and averages 30.38 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.38) Finally, the Bengals average 11.62 defensive assists and 11.85 turnovers per game (ranked # 93 and 249 respectively).

Denver Key Betting Stats

Denver Pioneers has a power ranking of 164 and are #28 for offense (scoring an average of 84.29 per game), #304 for defense (giving up an average of 76.79 points per game) and 9-6 (6-5-1 ATS) overall. Idaho St. went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Denver.

For offense, the Pioneers hit an average of 44.93% of their field goals (ranked #179) and 75.72% of their free throws (ranked #40) and makes an average of 35.26% of their three pointers (ranked #111 in the NCAAB). They average 39.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 77) and average 13.29 offensive assists and 9.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 199) and 8 respectively).

On defense, Denver allows an average of 44.20% field goals (ranked #253) and 69.44% free throws (ranked #128 in the NCAAB) The Pioneers allow an average of 32.36% of the three pointers (ranked #167) and averages 36.86 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.86) Finally, the Pioneers average 13.21 defensive assists and 10.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 225 and 340 respectively).

Betting Summary

Denver has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Idaho St. Bengals to cover the 8 point spread and the total to go over 149.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Bengals vs Pioneers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bengals vs Pioneers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Idaho St. Bengals+240 → +265Moved
  • Moneyline · Denver Pioneers-310 → -315Moved
  • Spread · Idaho St. Bengals+8.5 (-110) → +7 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Denver Pioneers-8.5 (-110) → -7 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over153 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under153 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Idaho St. Bengals
2-9 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 9-1-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Denver Pioneers
3-6 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-02T22:36:09.722Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Idaho St. Bengals and Denver Pioneers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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Final result

Matchup pick recap

Denver Pioneers defeated Idaho St. Bengals 95-82

Denver Pioneers defeated Idaho St. Bengals 95-82 on January 3, 2024, a 13-point decision in the series. Denver Pioneers' strongest period was the overtime, when it outscored its opponent 18-5. Against SportsJaw's recorded Idaho St. Bengals +7 (-110) spread, Denver Pioneers covered, while the 177 combined points finished over the recorded total of 149.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • 1118240754Spread · Idaho St. Bengals +8.5 (-110)Loss
  • DrfeelgoodTotal · Over 152 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 152 (-110)Win
  • GustavosintoTotal · Under 149.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Idaho St. Bengals +8 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 149.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Idaho St. Bengals +8 (-110)Loss
  • PremierPicksSpread · Denver Pioneers -8 (-110)Win