At +200000, the Montana State Bobcats (25-9) carry the best odds in the Big Sky (and 55th-best odds overall) to win the 2022-23 College Basketball National Championship. On Friday, March 17, they match up with the Kansas State Wildcats .
Montana State was victorious in its previous game versus Northern Arizona, 85-78, on Wednesday. Raequan Battle starred with 25 points, and also had one boards and two assists.
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Montana State NCAA Tournament Odds
- National Championship Odds (Pre-NCAA Tournament): +200000
- National Championship Odds (Current): +200000
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Montana State Strength Of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- Based on our predictions, the Bobcats are facing the 191st-ranked schedule in Division I in terms of difficulty.
- Montana State has one game left against teams with above .500 records, and one game versus teams with a poorer record than its own.
- There are one game against Top 25 teams left on the Bobcats’ schedule in 2022-23.
- On February 27, Montana State registered its signature win of the season, a 79-74 victory over the Eastern Washington Eagles, a top 100 team (No. 110), according to the RPI.
- Against Quadrant 4 teams (according to the RPI), Montana State is 14-1 (.933%) — tied for the 34th-most wins.
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Montana State Season Stats And Insights
- The Bobcats are outscoring opponents by 7.6 points per game with a +258 scoring differential overall. They put up 74.2 points per game (122nd in college basketball) and give up 66.6 per contest (71st in college basketball).
- Montana State wins the rebound battle by 2.6 boards on average. It records 31.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 268th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 28.6 per contest.
- The Bobcats knock down 6.2 three-pointers per game (305th in college basketball) at a 33.8% rate (197th in college basketball), compared to the 6.1 their opponents make while shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc.
- Montana State’s 232.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 42nd in college basketball, and the 209.1 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 215th in college basketball.
- The Bobcats win the turnover battle by 1.1 per game, committing 11.4 (126th in college basketball) while their opponents average 12.5.
Montana State Leading Performers
- Battle leads the Bobcats in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game.
- Montana State is led in rebounding by Jubrile Belo’s 6.1 rebounds per game and assists by Darius Brown II’s 4.8 assists per game.
- Battle knocks down 1.5 threes per game to lead the Bobcats.
- Montana State’s steals leader is Brown II, who averages 1.8 per game. Belo leads the team averaging 1.0 block an outing.
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