Halftime Report
After a troublesome loss on the highway their final outing, Idaho State seems to be significantly better as we speak on their residence courtroom. They’ve jumped out to a fast 32-28 lead towards Oral Roberts.
If Idaho State retains taking part in like this, they’re going to bump their file as much as 4-5 very quickly. However, Oral Roberts should make due with a 3-7 file except they flip issues round (and quick).
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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles @ Idaho State Bengals
Present Information: Oral Roberts 3-6, Idaho State 3-5
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Oral Roberts has loved a three-game homestand however will quickly must mud off their highway jerseys. They may sq. off towards the Idaho State Bengals at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Reed Fitness center. The Golden Eagles are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 76.8 factors per sport this season.
Having struggled with 4 defeats in a row, Oral Roberts lastly turned issues round towards N. Arizona on Wednesday. They got here out on high towards the Lumberjacks by a rating of 83-76. The rating was all tied up 38-38 on the break, however the Golden Eagles had been the higher workforce within the second half.
In the meantime, Idaho State could not deal with South Dakota on Wednesday and fell 94-80.
Although they misplaced, Idaho State smashed the offensive glass and completed the sport with 20 offensive rebounds. That robust efficiency was nothing new for the workforce: they’ve now pulled down not less than ten offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive video games courting again to final season.
Oral Roberts’ victory bumped their file as much as 3-6. As for Idaho State, their loss was their third straight on the highway, which dropped their file all the way down to 3-5.
Oral Roberts is hoping to beat the percentages on Saturday, because the specialists suppose they’re headed for a loss.
Odds
Idaho State is a 4.5-point favourite towards Oral Roberts, in response to the newest school basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had been proper consistent with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 4.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/below is 145 factors.
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