Northern Arizona (14-10) vs Montana (16-8)
February 8, 2025 at 08:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Northern Arizona +1.5 — Over/Under: 149.5
The Montana Grizzlies and the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks meet Saturday in college basketball action from the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Montana vs. Northern Arizona prediction.
Montana Recap
The Montana Grizzlies come into this game looking to add on to an 86-78 win over Northern Colorado last time out to improve to 16-8 on the year. After this game, Montana will head home for a game against Idaho State.
Grizzlies Win 5th In A Row
Malik Moore leads the Grizzlies in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 3.2 RPG and 2.8 APG while Money Williams has 12.5 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Grizzlies in the assist department so far this season. Joe Pridgen has 12.1 PPG with 7.4 RPG to lead Montana in rebounding while Kai Johnson has 10.7 PPG with 3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Montana so far this season. Brandon Whitney also added 8.3 PPG with 2.8 APG while Te’Jon Sawyer has 8.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Montana is averaging 76 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three, and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Montana Grizzlies will win
- Northern Arizona has lost each of its last nine Saturday night games at Findlay Toyota Court.
- Montana has won seven of its last eight night games.
Northern Arizona Recap
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks come into this game looking to build on their 69-64 win over Montana State last time out to improve to 14-10 on the year. After this game, Northern Arizona will head on the road for a game against Portland State.
Lumberjacks Looking To Build Momentum
Trent McLaughlin leads the Lumberjacks in scoring with 21.8 PPG along with 3.8 RPG and 3.4 APG while Carson Towt has 13.4 PPG with a team-high 13 RPG to lead the Lumberjacks on the glass by averaging a double-double per game. Jayden Jackson has 12.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG in addition to a team-high 3.7 APG to lead Northern Arizona in assists up to this point in the year and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Northern Arizona as well. As a team, Northern Arizona is averaging 77.5 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three, and 66% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks will win
- The home team has won five of Montana’s last six games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Northern Arizona’s last four night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Findlay Toyota Court have produced a total of 149 or fewer points.
- Each of Montana’s last six Saturday games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.
Montana vs. Northern Arizona Prediction
I’m with Montana here. I just think that Montana is the team to beat or one of the few teams to beat in the Big Sky this season and I just haven’t thought that Northern Arizona’s been good enough as of late to really contend in a spot like this. The Grizzlies are just the better team in better form and the number is more than reasonable all things considered. Give me Montana in this one.