Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Portland State Vikings 2/17/2022 Picks

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Portland State Vikings 2/17/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Portland State Vikings will battle for a Big Sky game on Thursday, February 17 at 10:00 pm ET at the Viking Pavilion in Portland.

The Portland State Vikings are in seventh-place in Big Sky, dropped to 6-9 and 18-5 overall. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are eighth-place, dropped to 5-9, and are 8-15 overall.

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks were defeated in a close game of 70-72 against the Montana State Bobcats. Northern Arizona tried to overcome a 6-point deficit in the first half but failed to do so despite outscoring Montana by 4-points in the second half.

Keith Haymon led in scoring at 17 points. Jalen Cone had 15 points while Nik Mains added 10. The Lumberjacks were shooting 42.1%, 5% lower than the Bobcats. They made 9 of 26 from beyond the arc and made 13 of 17 free throws. They edged the Bobcats 38-32 but turned over the ball 13 times.

This season, Northern Arizona posted an average of 69 ppg which is tied for 261st, 37 rebounds per game is tied for 126th, and 13.2 assists per game is 202nd in NCAA Men’s Basketball.

Jalen Cone leads the Lumberjacks with an average of 19 ppg and 3.8 assists per game. Carson Towt leads in FGs at 47.4% and 8.8 rpg. Nik Mains leads with 0.8 steals while Ezekiel Richards leads with 1.2 blocks per game.

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Portland State Vikings Predictions 2/17/2022

The Portland State Vikings look to snap their two-game losing streak. Last Saturday, Portland State fell 76-85 against the Montana Grizzlies. Portland had a 6-point deficit in the first half which extended to another 3 in the second half for the loss.

Michale Carter III led in scoring with 13 points. Damion Squire and Khalid Thomas scored 11 points each and Thomas had 3 blocks. Portland shot 38.2%, 19% behind Montana. They only made 2 of 12 from beyond the arc and 32 of 38 in free throws. The Vikings were outrebounded 20-38 but forced the Grizzlies to turnover the ball 22 times.

After 23 games, Portland recorded an average of 73.1 ppg which is 141st, 34.9 rebounds per game which is 268th, and 11.8 assists per game which is tied for 337th in NCAA Men’s Basketball.

Khalid Thomas leads Portland State with 10.9 ppg, 6 rpg, and 0.7 blocks per game. James Jean-Marie leads with 52.2% FG. Michael Carter III is the leader with 3 assists while Ian Burke leads with 1.8 steals per game.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Portland State Vikings. The NCAAB pick is the Portland State Vikings. Portland State averages 4 points more per game compared to Northern Arizona. The Lumberjacks struggle in defense, allowing more points of 73.3 per game from opponents than their average 69 ppg.

Portland has been struggling at home but Northern Arizona is worse on the road. Taking the win at home is the Portland State Vikings with a final score prediction of 75-67.

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