Eastern Washington at Northern Colorado

Despite few home games Eastern Washington has played well and begins defense of its Big Sky Conference title. A Dec. 17 game against Morehead State would have been one of only two home games for the Eagles in a 12-game stretch from Nov. 23 to Jan. 2, but it was canceled because of weather-related travel difficulties for the Kentucky-based team. Eastern ended non-conference play with a convincing 74-58 road victory at Denver, which had previously defeated Idaho State (79-69) and Weber State (69-68) from the Big Sky. Eastern Washington is 13-6 ATS vs. a team with a losing straight-up record. The Northern Colorado Bears have a losing record overall and at home, where they allow 84.4 points per game. Northern Colorado is on a 15-35-2 ATS run, including 5-14 ATS at home. They come off a 93-69 loss at Mississippi State of the SEC and the Bears are 5-22-1 ATS following a straight-up loss. Take Eastern Washington.