Montana Grizzlies vs. Montana State Bobcats: How to watch NCAA basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
Half time report
After a tough away loss last time out, Montana looks much better today at home. They jumped out to a quick 40-30 lead against Montana State.
If Montana continues to play like this, they will raise their record to 17-9 in no time. Montana State, on the other hand, will have to make amends with an 11-15 record unless it turns things around (and quickly).
Who’s playing
Montana State Bobcats – Montana Grizzlies
Current records: Montana State 11-14, Montana 16-9
How to watch
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After two games on the road, Montana returns home. They and the Montana State Bobcats will face off in a Big Sky battle at 9:00 PM ET on Saturday at Dahlberg Arena. Considering that the duo suffered losses in their last match, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It’s hard to win when your 3-pointers are 44.2% worse than the opponent’s, a fact Montana found out the hard way on Saturday. They suffered a tough 87-71 fall to the Bears.
Meanwhile, Montana State’s recent tough going got a little tougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They fell 76-71 to the Lumberjacks. Montana State did not live up to its potential and found itself short of the advantage the oddsmakers thought they had entering the game.
The defeat for the Grizzlies dropped their record to 16-9. As for the Bobcats, their record fell to 11-14 with this loss, their third straight loss on the road.
From now on, Montana is the favorite in this round, as experts expect her to win by seven points. For those looking to play the spread, keep Montana in mind: They have a solid 13-9 record against the spread this season.
Montana beat the Bobcats 87-77 in their previous matchup in January. Will Montana repeat its success, or do the Bobcats have a better game plan this time? We’ll find out soon enough.
Prospect
Montana is a heavy 7-point favorite against Montana State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line in this matchup, as the game opened with the Grizzlies as 7.5-point favorites.
The high/low is 146 pips.
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Series history
Montana has won 7 of its last 10 games against Montana State.
- January 20, 2024 – Montana 87’s vs. Montana State 77’s
- February 18, 2023 – Montana State 72 vs. Montana 68
- January 21, 2023 – Montana State 67 vs. Montana 64
- February 27, 2022 – Montana 80 vs. Montana State 74
- January 09, 2022 – Montana State 66 vs. Montana 59
- February 22, 2020 – Montana 59 vs. Montana State 54
- February 01, 2020 – Montana 78 vs. Montana State 64
- February 23, 2019 – Montana 89 vs. Montana State 83
- February 02, 2019 – Montana 83 vs. Montana State 78
- February 24, 2018 – Montana 90 vs. Montana State 63