Montana State vs Northern Colorado Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Montana State Bobcats and the Northern Colorado Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Bank of Colorado Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Montana State vs. Northern Colorado prediction.

Montana State Recap

The Montana State Bobcats come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-64 loss at the hands of Northern Arizona last time out to fall to 10-14 on the year. After this game, Montana State will head home for a matchup against Weber State.

Bobcats Looking To Rebound

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

• Montana State has won each of its last five Saturday games against Northern Colorado.

Northern Colorado Recap

The Northern Colorado Bears come into this game looking to bounce back from an 86-78 loss to Montana last time out, sitting at 17-7 on the year. After this game, Northern Colorado will head on the road to take on Sacramento State.

Bears Looking To Rebound

Isaiah Hawthorne leads the Bears in scoring with 17.6 PPG along with 5.6 RPG while Langston Reynolds has 17.5 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Bears in rebounding so far this season in addition to 3.5 APG. Brock Wisne has 10.9 PPG with 4 RPG and Jaron Rillie has 10.4 PPG with 5.3 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead Northern Colorado in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Northern Colorado so far this season. Marcell McCreary has 7.7 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Zach Bloch’s also chipped in 7.1 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Northern Colorado is averaging 81.8 PPG on 51.2% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three, and 72.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Northern Colorado Bears will win

• Montana State has lost eight of its last nine road games.
• The home team has won seven of Montana State’s last eight games.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of Montana State’s last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.
• Ten of Northern Colorado’s last 12 night games against the Big Sky Conference have produced a total of 153+ points.

Montana State vs. Northern Colorado prediction

I’m with Northern Colorado here. The Bears took the loss last time out when I backed them at home, but it’s becoming abundantly clear to me that this is not the same Montana State team as the team that was the representative of the Big Sky over the last three seasons. Northern Colorado is the better team by a fair margin here and I think they pick up the win and cover at home in this game. Give me Northern Colorado in this one.