The University of Denver Pioneers (2-1) travel to Pocatello to take on the Idaho State Bengals (1-2) Friday at 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Denver vs. Idaho State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
After winning 2 of 3 home games to start the season, the Pioneers will be on the road for the 1st time this season and are facing a team in the Bengals who have struggled to a 1-2 record early.
While Denver has been scoring early this season, this is not normally the case for the Pioneers who prefer to keep games lower scoring. In its 2 games against Div. 1 teams, Denver has averaged 68.5 points. In its game against Colorado College, it scored a season-high 90.
While Denver has played Colorado College and Sacramento State, Idaho State has battled the likes of BYU and Utah. Although both games were losses for the Bengals, they kept the games close losing 70-58 to Utah in their last game and 60-56 in their opener against the Cougars.