Montana State vs. Sacramento State Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 24

Saturday's game at Worthington Arena has the Montana State Bobcats (12-15, 7-7 Big Sky) going head to head against the Sacramento State Hornets (6-22, 2-13 Big Sky) at 8:00 PM ET ET on February 24. Our computer prediction projects a 74-66 victory for Montana State, who are favored by our model. Based on our computer prediction, Montana State is projected to cover the point spread (7.5) against Sacramento State. The two sides are projected to exceed the 131.5 total.

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Montana State vs. Sacramento State Odds

Montana State vs Sacramento State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Montana State -7.5 131.5 -114 -106 -370 +280

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Montana State vs. Sacramento State Prediction

  • Prediction: Montana State 74, Sacramento State 66

Montana State Betting Info

  • The Bobcats are 9-5-0 against the spread in conference games this season.
  • This year, eight of the Bobcats' 14 Big Sky games have gone over the point total.
  • The Bobcats have won five of the nine games they've played as moneyline favorites this season.
  • Montana State has played as a favorite of -370 or more twice this season and lost both games.
  • In 20 games this season, the Bobcats and their opponents have gone over 131.5 combined points.
  • Montana State's outings this year have an average total of 148.4, 16.9 more points than this matchup's over/under.

Montana State's Top Players

Bobcats Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Robert Ford III 27 15.4 8.0 3.0 2.9 0.2 2.3
Brian Goracke 27 13.9 4.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.0
Brandon Walker 27 13.7 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
Patrick McMahon 3 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7
Jaqari Miles 1 10.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0

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Sacramento State Betting Info

  • The Hornets are 6-9-0 against the spread in Big Sky games this year.
  • Out of 15 Hornets Big Sky games so far this season, five have hit the over.
  • The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 18 games this year and have walked away with the win two times (11.1%) in those games.
  • This season, Sacramento State has come away with a win two times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +280 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Hornets have combined with their opponent to score more than 131.5 points in 14 of 26 games this season.
  • Sacramento State has a 136.1-point average over/under in its contests this season, 4.6 more points than this game's point total.

Sacramento State's Top Players

Hornets Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Duncan Powell 28 12.5 7.2 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.5
Zee Hamoda 28 11.4 4.0 1.7 1.2 0.3 1.8
Brandon Betson 14 9.6 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.9
Austin Patterson 28 8.6 3.0 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.8
Jacob Holt 28 6.4 4.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.1

Montana State vs. Sacramento State Scoring Insights

  • The Bobcats are averaging 74.0 points, just 3.6 more than the 70.4 the Hornets allow.
  • Montana State is 6-5 versus the spread and 8-5 overall when putting more than 70.4 points on the board.
  • When Sacramento State gives up fewer than 74.0 points, it is 6-10 against the spread and 6-12 overall.
  • The Hornets' 65.6 points per game are 8.8 fewer than the Bobcats give up.
  • Sacramento State is 2-0 versus the spread and 2-2 overall when posting more than 74.4 points.
  • Montana State's record is 4-1 against the spread and 5-1 overall when giving up less than 65.6 points.
  • The Bobcats have a negative point differential for the year (-10 points, -0.4 per game), as do the Hornets (-134 points, -4.8 per game).

Montana State vs. Sacramento State Rankings

Montana State Rank Montana State AVG Sacramento State AVG Sacramento State Rank
177th 74.0 Points Scored 65.6 340th
260th 74.4 Points Allowed 70.4 134th
354th 30.5 Rebounds 36.2 141st
358th 5.9 Off. Rebounds 10.6 45th
66th 8.6 3pt Made 7.1 212th
191st 13.0 Assists 13.0 191st
173rd 11.3 Turnovers 13.9 339th

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