Montana Vs Idaho State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 9, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 8, 2023

Tarik Cool and the Idaho State Bengals (9-15, Big Sky) will host the Montana Grizzlies (12-12, Big Sky) at Reed Gym on Thursday, February 9. The game starts at 9:00 PM ET. Montana is a modest 3-point favorite against Idaho State when the Grizzlies square off against the Bengals on Thursday. The point total for the matchup is set at 131.5.

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Montana Vs Idaho State Betting Lines

Montana vs Idaho State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Montana -3 131.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Idaho State (+3)
Total Pick Over (131.5)

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Montana Vs Idaho State Stat Rankings

Montana Avg. (Rank) Idaho State Avg. (Rank)
68.3 (262nd) Points Scored 70.1 (213th)
67.9 (129th) Points Allowed 71.2 (228th)
29.3 (347th) Rebounds 29.8 (329th)
6.7 (333rd) Off. Rebounds 7.4 (312th)
7.8 (141st) 3pt Made 8.2 (98th)
12.2 (268th) Assists 11.9 (287th)
10.7 (46th) Turnovers 11 (68th)

Montana Vs Idaho State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Grizzlies are 9-14-0 this year.
  • As 3-point favorites or more, Montana is 4-5 against the spread.
  • The Grizzlies have seen 10 of their 23 games hit the over.
  • Montana and its opponent have broken the 131.5-point mark 15 times this season.
  • Grizzlies games average 136.3 total points this season, 4.8 points less than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Idaho State’s record against the spread is 11-11-0.
  • The Bengals are 7-5 as 3-point underdogs or greater.
  • There have been 10 Montana’s games (out of 23) that went over the total this year.
  • Bengals games have gone over 131.5 points on 17 occasions this year.
  • The average total points scored in Idaho State’s games this year (141.3) is 9.8 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Montana Impact Players

  • Josh Bannan is tops on his squad in both rebounds (8.5) and assists (3.7) per contest, and also posts 15.3 points. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Dischon Thomas is averaging 12.1 points, 0.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds per contest.
  • Aanen Moody leads the Grizzlies with 15.4 points per contest and 1.7 assists, while also posting 3.1 rebounds.
  • Brandon Whitney puts up 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 54.2% from the floor.
  • Lonnell Martin Jr. posts 7.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Idaho State Impact Players

  • Brayden Parker paces the Bengals in rebounding (4.6 per game), and posts 11.9 points and 1.4 assists. He also posts 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
  • Miguel Tomley is putting up 11.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, making 40% of his shots from the floor and 34.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 treys per contest.
  • Brock Mackenzie is the Bengals’ top scorer (12.8 points per game) and assist man (1.5), and produces 2.4 rebounds.
  • Austin Smellie tops the Bengals in assists (2.1 per game), and produces 6.2 points and 4 rebounds. He also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • The Bengals get 5.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from Jay Nagle.

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