Sacramento State Hornets

The Hornets lost every one of their 16 road games in 2025-26, and backing them away cost 16 units, the worst road return in Division I. At home they covered 8 of 11.

No road wins

Sacramento State went 0-16 in true road games between 14 November and 28 February. Every one carried a moneyline, so one unit on each lost exactly 16; no Division I team lost more on its road moneylines. Against the spread the road was nearly as bad, 4 covers in 16, 25%, a rate only five teams fell below.

Several were not close: 79-48 at UCLA, 96-69 at Portland State, 82-61 at Montana State.

At home, a different side

At home the Hornets went 10-4, covered 8 of 11 lined games and returned 4.33 units on 11 priced games; 15 Division I teams had a better home cover rate. From 15 January to 2 February they won five straight at home, three as underdogs: 93-89 over Northern Colorado at +240, 83-80 over Montana State at +170, 86-79 over Montana at +136.

The season line

Over 31 games: 10-21, 12 covers in 28 lined games. All 28 priced games backed for a unit lost 12.67; 21 Division I teams lost more. As underdogs, 25 games, they won four and lost 14.61 units; ten Division I teams lost more that way, and the other 351 lost less. Favored three times, they won all three.

Idaho

Idaho beat Sacramento State three times in three tries, the third 68-45 in the Big Sky tournament on 7 March; the Hornets covered just one of those spreads.

The total

Fifteen overs and 13 unders. The Hornets gave up 82.0 points a game, and only 16 teams in Division I gave up more; the totals split close to level all the same.

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