Montana State (11-15) vs Idaho State (11-12)
February 15, 2025 at 08:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Montana State -4.5 — Over/Under: 137.5
The Idaho State Bengals and the Montana State Bobcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Worthington Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Idaho State vs. Montana State prediction.
Idaho State Recap
The Idaho State Bengals come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-68 loss at the hands of Montana last time out to fall to 11-12 on the year. After this game, Idaho State will head home for a matchup with Portland State.
Bengals Looking For Some Consistency
Dylan Darling leads the Bengals in scoring and in assists with 19 PPG and 5.6 APG along with 3.1 RPG while Jake O’Neil has 12.8 PPG with a team-high 10 RPG to lead the Bengals on the glass up to this point in the year. Isaiah Griffin has 11.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Idaho State up to this point in the year. Connor Hollenbeck also added 8.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG on the year as well. As a team, Idaho State is averaging 74.3 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three, and 74.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Idaho State Bengals will win
- Montana State has lost five of its last six games following a home win.
- Idaho State has won three of its last four night games following a road loss.
Montana State Recap
The Montana State Bobcats come into this game looking to add on to a 74-66 win over Weber State last time out to improve to 11-15 on the year. After this game, Montana State will welcome rival Montana to town.
Bobcats Looking To Heat Up
Brandon Walker leads the Bobcats in scoring with 14.7 PPG and in rebounding with 4.8 RPG while Max Agbonkpolo has 10.9 PPG with 4.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Montana State up to this point in the year. Patrick McMahon has 9 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Tyler Patterson has 7.7 PPG and Jabe Mullins has 7.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG and a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Bobcats in the assist department so far this season. As a team, Montana State is averaging 71.5 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three, and 73.6% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Montana State Bobcats will win
- The home team has won each of Montana State’s last seven games.
- Idaho State has lost nine of its last 10 games at Worthington Arena.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Idaho State’s last six night games against the Big Sky Conference has produced a total of 139+ points.
- Each of the last four night games between Idaho State and Montana State at Worthington Arena have produced a total of 142+ points.
Idaho State vs. Montana State Prediction
I’m with Montana State here. The Bobcats have not had the best year so far and it is starting to look like the Big Sky could have another representative at the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years as a result. That being said, any sustained success that Montana State has had lately has been at home and I just don’t trust Idaho State on the road here. It’s a reasonable number and one I’ll lay with the Bobcats in this spot. Give me Montana State laying the points here.