Montana vs. Idaho Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 1

Thursday's game that pits the Montana Grizzlies (14-7, 5-3 Big Sky) against the Idaho Vandals (7-13, 1-6 Big Sky) at Dahlberg Arena is expected to be a one-sided matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 79-65 in favor of Montana, who is big favorites by our model. Game time is at 9:00 PM ET ET on February 1. Based on our computer prediction, Idaho should cover the point spread, which is listed at 14.5. The two teams are projected to exceed the 141.5 over/under.

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Montana vs. Idaho Odds

Montana vs Idaho Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Montana -14.5 141.5 -112 -108 -1500 +790

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Montana vs. Idaho Prediction

  • Prediction: Montana 79, Idaho 65

Montana Betting Info

  • The Grizzlies' record against the spread in conference games is 4-4-0.
  • The Grizzlies have seen four of their eight Big Sky games go over the point total.
  • This season, the Grizzlies have won nine out of the 12 games, or 75%, in which they've been favored.
  • Montana has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -1500.
  • Grizzlies games this season have gone over this contest's total of 141.5 points 10 times.
  • Montana has an average point total of 148.1 in its games this year, 6.6 more points than this matchup's over/under.

Montana's Top Players

Grizzlies Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Aanen Moody 21 15.0 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 2.1
Money Williams 11 14.3 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.1 0.9
Dischon Thomas 21 11.4 5.4 1.6 0.4 1.0 1.7
Brandon Whitney 21 10.7 3.1 4.3 0.5 0.1 0.3
Josh Vazquez 19 8.8 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.3 1.7

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Idaho Betting Info

  • The Vandals have one Big Sky win against the spread this season.
  • Out of seven Vandals Big Sky games so far this season, three have gone over the total.
  • The Vandals have been victorious in two, or 14.3%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Idaho has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +790 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The Vandals have played 11 games this season that finished with a point total higher than 141.5 points.
  • Idaho has a 140.9-point average over/under in its outings this season, 0.6 fewer points than this game's point total.

Idaho's Top Players

Vandals Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Quinn Denker 20 12.1 3.4 3.3 0.6 0.2 1.6
Julius Mims 20 11.5 6.9 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.8
Tyler Mrus 2 10.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0
D'Angelo Minnis 18 9.4 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.0 1.5
Tyler Linhardt 20 8.3 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8

Montana vs. Idaho Scoring Insights

  • The Grizzlies are averaging 77.0 points, 5.1 more than the Vandals give up.
  • When Montana scores more than 71.9, it is 10-1 against the spread and 13-1 overall.
  • Idaho is 6-4 against the spread and 7-5 overall when conceding fewer than 77.0 points.
  • The Vandals average 69.1 points, just 2.0 fewer than the Grizzlies give up.
  • When scoring over 71.1 points, Idaho is 3-2 against the spread and 5-2 overall.
  • Montana's record is 7-1 versus the spread and 11-0 overall when giving up fewer than 69.1 points.
  • The Grizzlies have outscored opponents by 123 points this season (5.9 per game), but the Vandals have been outscored by 56 points (2.8 per game).

Montana vs. Idaho Rankings

Montana Rank Montana AVG Idaho AVG Idaho Rank
104th 77.0 Points Scored 69.1 300th
157th 71.1 Points Allowed 71.9 185th
212th 35.1 Rebounds 33.0 313th
311th 7.1 Off. Rebounds 6.9 325th
182nd 7.5 3pt Made 7.9 141st
78th 15.1 Assists 12.4 251st
43rd 9.8 Turnovers 10.4 89th

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