Weber State visits Northern Colorado after Ballard's 20-point performance

Published Feb. 6, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

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Weber State Wildcats (12-11, 7-3 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (7-16, 2-9 Big Sky)

Greeley, Colorado; Monday, 11 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Northern Colorado -1; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: Weber State visits the Northern Colorado Bears after Junior Ballard scored 20 points in Weber State's 72-71 overtime victory against the Idaho State Bengals.

The Bears have gone 2-6 at home. Northern Colorado is 3- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 12.2 turnovers per game.

The Wildcats are 7-3 against conference opponents. Weber State ranks eighth in the Big Sky scoring 27.2 points per game in the paint led by Dillon Jones averaging 6.5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dalton Knecht is averaging 20.1 points and seven rebounds for the Bears. Daylen Kountz is averaging 16.7 points over the last 10 games for Northern Colorado.

Jones is averaging 15.5 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Wildcats. Steven Verplancken Jr. is averaging 13.0 points over the last 10 games for Weber State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 2-8, averaging 69.6 points, 29.3 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.2 points per game.

Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 67.5 points, 29.9 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.0 block per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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