Eastern Washington hosts Sacramento State following Venters' 25-point game

Sacramento State Hornets (9-6, 2-0 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles (9-7, 3-0 Big Sky)

Cheney, Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eastern Washington -5.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington takes on the Sacramento State Hornets after Steele Venters scored 25 points in Eastern Washington's 92-80 win against the Portland State Vikings.

The Eagles are 4-0 on their home court. Eastern Washington averages 14.7 assists per game to lead the Big Sky, paced by Angelo Allegri with 3.3.

The Hornets are 2-0 in Big Sky play. Sacramento State has a 4-4 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Venters is scoring 15.1 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Eagles. Allegri is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Eastern Washington.

Callum McRae is averaging 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Hornets. Austin Patterson is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Sacramento State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 7-3, averaging 81.1 points, 35.7 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points per game.

Hornets: 6-4, averaging 71.5 points, 33.7 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points.

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