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Sacramento St. Hornets vs Fresno St. Bulldogs Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Save Mart Center — Fresno, CA

Article updated Dec 17, 6:37 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Sacramento St. is on the road playing Fresno St. at the Save Mart Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Fresno St. -7.5 was the opening favorite and line

Game outlook

Sacramento St. is on the road playing Fresno St. at the Save Mart Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Fresno St. -7.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Heading into today’s matchup vs Fresno State, the Sacramento State Hornets will be taking the floor for the 11th time this season and have an overall record of 5-5. So far, the Hornets have played 6 games on the road, with a record of 4-5. For the season, Sacramento State has been the underdog in 8 games, sitting with a mark of 3-5. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Hornets being +8 point underdogs.

The Sacramento Kings will be hoping for another stellar performance

Sacramento State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Zach Chappell who is averaging 15.7 points per game for the Hornets. Chappell is also key to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Hornets’ offensive gameplan is the play of Akolda Mawein. He has hit 56.3% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.8 points per game.

Coming into today’s game, Sacramento State will be looking for some improved play from their offense. Currently, the Hornets are ranked 370th at 65.4 points per game. A major reason for their low scoring record is the fact that they tend to work the clock on offense. This year, they are the 550th ranked team in terms of pace. When looking at their 3-point shooting numbers, Sacramento State is close to the NCAA average at 35.9%.

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The game for Fresno must be won

The Fresno State Bulldogs head into today’s game in what will be their 10th game of the season, posting a record of 2-6. Currently, the Bulldogs have been the home team 3 times, each with a record of 2-6. The Bulldogs are sitting on a betting line that is -8 points in their favor. For the season, Fresno State has been favored to win in 3 games, sitting with a mark of 1-2.

Isaih Moore comes into today’s game as the Bulldogs’ leading scorer at 13.56 points per contest. Not only has Moore been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Fresno State’s top rebounder at 8.89 boards per contest. Behind Moore, the team has benefited from the strong play of Jemarl Baker who is second on the team in scoring at 10.22 points per game. Overall, he has hit 37.9% of his shots and is adding 2.56 boards per game.

Offensive production has been difficult to come by for Fresno State this season, as they are currently ranked 395th in college basketball at 64.4 points per game. A major reason for the low scoring totals is the fact that teams have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Bulldogs’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.3%, placing them 353rd in the NCAA.

After crunching the numbers for this matchup, anyone looking to place a wager on this game between the Sacramento State Hornets and Fresno State Bulldogs would be best served by taking Sacramento State at +8. Each side comes into this game looking to slow the game down and push their opponent deep into the shot clock. Even though Fresno State is the favorite, this slow style of play figures to keep the game closer than oddsmakers are expecting. In addition, siding with Sacramento State as the underdogs has been profitable of late, as they are 3-2 vs the spread (last 5). In this matchup, we like the home team and will take Sacramento State +8.

Sacramento St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 177, Sacramento St. is ranked #267 in offense (scoring an average of 68.56 per game), #254 in defense (allowing an average of 71.89 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-5 (4-4-1 ATS) this season.

Fresno St. Highlights

Fresno St. Bulldogs has a power ranking of 172 and are #345 for offense (scoring an average of 62.00 per game), #43 for defense (giving up an average of 71.89 points per game) and 3-6 (1-7 ATS) overall. Sacramento St. went 3-0 (2-0-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Fresno St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be SACRA 71.5, FRSNO 56.5. 52% of SportsJaw players predict Fresno St. Bulldogs to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

62% picked Fresno St. Bulldogs on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Hornets 58 to Bulldogs 86.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Hornets 58 to Bulldogs 86.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Sacramento St. Hornets+335 → +380Moved
  • Moneyline · Fresno St. Bulldogs-390 → -475Moved
  • Spread · Sacramento St. Hornets+7.5 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Fresno St. Bulldogs-7.5 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over129 (-110) → 128 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under129 (-110) → 128 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Sacramento St. Hornets
4-5 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Fresno St. Bulldogs
2-6 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-17T11:37:32.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Sacramento St. Hornets defeated Fresno St. Bulldogs 59-53

Sacramento St. Hornets defeated Fresno St. Bulldogs 59-53 on December 17, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Sacramento St. Hornets' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 35-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded Sacramento St. Hornets +9.5 (-110) spread, Sacramento St. Hornets covered, while the 112 combined points finished under the recorded total of 128.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Mickey619Total · Under 128 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Fresno St. Bulldogs -9.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Sacramento St. Hornets +9.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 127 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Sacramento St. Hornets +9.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 127 (-110)Loss