Northern Arizona vs Montana State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/21/21
Northern Arizona vs Montana State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/21/21
2021-01-21 20:00:00 EDT
The Montana State Bobcats and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks meet Thursday in college basketball action at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome.
The Montana State Bobcats look to build on their five-game winning streak. The Montana State Bobcats are averaging 77.9 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 70.6 points on 39.2 percent shooting. Xavier Bishop is averaging 16.7 points and 4.1 rebounds while Amin Adamu is averaging 15.4 points and two assists. Jubrile Belo is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Hood is dishing 0.9 assists. The Montana State Bobcats are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free thitem line. The Montana State Bobcats are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are averaging 63.7 points on 40.4 percent shooting and allowing 75.5 points on 52.5 percent shooting. Cameron Shelton is averaging 21.4 points and 3.9 assists while Luke Avdalovic is averaging 10 points and 1.9 rebounds. Carson Towt is dishing 1.4 assists and Nik Mains is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free thitem line. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are allowing 40.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26.8 rebounds per game.
The Bobcats are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games. The Lumberjacks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Bobcats last 10 overall. The over is 4-0 in Lumberjacks last 4 home games. The underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Montana State Bobcats are playing their best basketball of the season and they’ll enter this contest with a serious edge on defense. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are one of the worst defensive teams in the country in terms of field goal percentage and three point percentage allowed. The Montana State Bobcats should have their way in this game while covering the reasonable chalk.
