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Thu 8:00 PM ET
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Bears56
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Montana St. Bobcats393877
Northern Colorado Bears203656
NCAAB · Montana St. Bobcats at Northern Colorado Bears

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Montana St. Bobcats vs Northern Colorado Bears Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Bank of Colorado Arena — Greeley, CO

Article updated Jan 4, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Montana St. is on the road playing Northern Colorado at the Bank of Colorado Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Montana St. -2.5 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Montana St. is on the road playing Northern Colorado at the Bank of Colorado Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Montana St. -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Montana St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 109, Montana St. is ranked #88 in offense (scoring an average of 77.29 per game), #169 in defense (allowing an average of 68.29 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-7 (7-4-2 ATS) this season.

Northern Colorado Highlights

Northern Colorado Bears has a power ranking of 196 and are #193 for offense (scoring an average of 71.38 per game), #351 for defense (giving up an average of 68.29 points per game) and 5-9 (5-8 ATS) overall. Montana St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northern Colorado.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MONST 71.25, NCOLO 76.25. The SportsJaw community predicts Montana St. Bobcats to cover (52%) OddsShark predicts Montana State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Bobcats 83 to Bears 63.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bobcats 83 to Bears 63.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Bobcats vs Bears archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bobcats vs Bears matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Montana St. Bobcats-131 → -145Moved
  • Moneyline · Northern Colorado Bears+117 → +125Moved
  • Spread · Montana St. Bobcats-2.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Northern Colorado Bears+2.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over148.5 (-110) → 147.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under148.5 (-110) → 147.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Montana St. Bobcats
18-14 matchup record · 5-3-2 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Northern Colorado Bears
20-12 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T03:14:57.048Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-03-12Northern Colorado Bears 66 · Montana St. Bobcats 87
  • 2022-03-05Northern Colorado Bears 85 · Montana St. Bobcats 87
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Montana St. Bobcats defeated Northern Colorado Bears 77-56

Montana St. Bobcats defeated Northern Colorado Bears 77-56 on January 5, 2023, a 21-point decision in the series. Montana St. Bobcats' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 39-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Montana St. Bobcats -2.5 (-110) spread, Montana St. Bobcats covered, while the 133 combined points finished under the recorded total of 147.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Montana St. Bobcats -2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 146 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Montana St. Bobcats -2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +2.5 (-110)Loss