Sacramento State Hornets vs Eastern Washington Eagles Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento State Hornets vs Eastern Washington Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Reese Court in Cheney, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Washington Eagles (4-15) host the Sacramento State Hornets (6-12) at Reese Court on Saturday.

The Sacramento State Hornets took the court against Idaho and took a loss by a final of 86-76 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Hornets walked away with 16 while Idaho recorded 15 fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 32 tries from distance. Idaho finished the contest at 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 16 shots. On top of that, Idaho snagged 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Idaho distributed 16 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Sacramento State let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 29 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in the game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 17 of their 17 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Sacramento State walked away from the contest having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 71) and converted 3 of their 14 shots from downtown.

Mark Lavrenov is a guy who played a role for this game. He ended up going 52.6% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 39 minutes and also collected 12 rebounds. He ended up scoring 26 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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Sacramento State comes into this one with a record of 6-12 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento State is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 236 dimes for the year, which is 316th in the country in terms of passing. The Hornets are hitting 32.3% on three-point attempts (140 of 434) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They average 78.1 pts per game (149th in the country) while going 40.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They rank 322nd in college hoops in allowing assists with 313 conceded so far this season. The Hornets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (519 of 1,134) and they surrender 40.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.8% on 3-pointers while they are 346th in the country in opponents PPG (82.6).

The last time they took the court, the Eastern Washington Eagles took a loss by a score of 65-61 against Portland State. In relation to rebounding, Eastern Washington permitted Portland State to snag 28 in all (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 16.7% from three-point range by connecting on 2 of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). The Eagles permitted Portland State to bury 26 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4% in the game. When the game finished, the Eagles ended up going 20 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Eastern Washington buried 4 out of their 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. Portland State earned 24 personal fouls in the game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Eagles collected 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this contest.

Isaiah Moses was important for the Eagles in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists for this game.

Eastern Washington has a mark of 4-15 so far this year. The Eagles are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 74.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.7 times per game (282nd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. Eastern Washington has scored 1,446 points this season (76.1 per game) and they collect 31.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Eagles are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which ranks 185th in college.

The Eastern Washington defense allows 37.0% on 3-point attempts (160 of 432) and their opponents are making 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.9 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which is 288th and 173rd in the nation. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 341st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 82.3. They are forcing 12.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.7% from the field (359th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento State

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