Montana Vs Portland State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 23, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2023

Josh Bannan and the Portland State Vikings will duke it out when the Montana Grizzlies (14-13, 8-7 Big Sky) meet the Vikings (12-16, 6-9 Big Sky) at Dahlberg Arena on Thursday, February 23 at 9:00 PM ET. The Grizzlies are currently solid 6.5-point favorites over the Vikings. A 145.5-point total has been set for the game.

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Montana Vs Portland State Betting Lines

Montana vs Portland State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Montana -6.5 145.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Portland State (+6.5)
Total Pick Under (145.5)

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Montana Vs Portland State Stat Rankings

Montana Avg. (Rank) Portland State Avg. (Rank)
68.6 (263rd) Points Scored 76.1 (77th)
67.9 (118th) Points Allowed 74.6 (306th)
28.9 (349th) Rebounds 29.4 (338th)
6.5 (339th) Off. Rebounds 8.5 (231st)
8 (117th) 3pt Made 7.6 (158th)
12.2 (264th) Assists 13.9 (132nd)
10.9 (68th) Turnovers 11.6 (139th)

Montana Vs Portland State Betting Trends

  • The Grizzlies are 12-14-0 against the spread this season.
  • Montana has an ATS record of 3-3 as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • There have been 12 Grizzlies games (out of 26) that hit the over this year.
  • In eight games this year, Montana and its opponent have combined to score more than 145.5 points.
  • The over/under for this game is 145.5 points, 9.1 more than the average point total for Grizzlies games this season.
  • Portland State has beaten the spread 10 times in 26 games.
  • The Vikings’ ATS record as 6.5-point underdogs or more is 5-3.
  • There have been 12 Montana’s games (out of 26) that went over the total this year.
  • Vikings games have gone over 145.5 points on 15 occasions this year.
  • The average total points scored in Portland State’s games this year (145.5) is 5.2 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Montana Impact Players

  • Bannan leads his team in both rebounds (8.4) and assists (3.7) per contest, and also puts up 15.1 points. At the other end, he posts 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Aanen Moody leads the Grizzlies with 15.7 points per contest and 1.6 assists, while also posting 3.3 rebounds.
  • Dischon Thomas puts up 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, shooting 45.3% from the field and 38.2% from downtown with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Brandon Whitney is putting up 10.6 points, 2.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest.
  • Lonnell Martin Jr. averages 7.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest. At the other end, he puts up 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Portland State Impact Players

  • Hunter Woods is posting a team-leading 5 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 10.4 points and 1.3 assists, making 44% of his shots from the floor and 36.9% from 3-point range, with 1.6 treys per game.
  • Jorell Saterfield is putting up 13 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1 assists per contest, making 37.6% of his shots from the floor and 33.5% from beyond the arc, with 2 treys per game.
  • Isaiah Johnson gets the Vikings 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest. He also puts up 1 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Bobby Harvey is averaging 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, making 40.6% of his shots from the field and 38.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 treys per contest.

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