Idaho State vs Montana State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/11/21

The Montana State Bobcats and Idaho State Bengals meet Thursday in the college basketball Big Sky Quarterfinal at the Idaho Central Arena.

The Montana State Bobcats need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Montana State Bobcats are averaging 74.9 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Amin Adamu is averaging 14.7 points and 1.6 assists while Xavier Bishop is averaging 14.4 points and 3.3 rebounds. Jubrile Belo is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Hood is dishing 1.1 assists. The Montana State Bobcats are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Montana State Bobcats are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.4 rebounds per game.

The Idaho State Bengals look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Idaho State Bengals are averaging 68.4 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 61.3 points on 40.4 percent shooting. Tarik Cool is averaging 13.8 points and 2.4 assists while Robert Ford III is averaging 11.5 points and 7.3 rebounds. Brayden Parker is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Porter is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Idaho State Bengals are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 70.8 percent from the free throw line. The Idaho State Bengals are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.

The Bobcats are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss and 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Bengals are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games. The over is 7-1 in Bobcats last 8 overall. The under is 8-0 in Bengals last 8 overall. The favorite is 11-2 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

You can make a case the Idaho State Bengals have been the better team this season, and they certainly have an edge defensively heading into this contest. The Montana State Bobcats ended the season horribly and they’re a rough 6-11-1 against the spread on the season. Idaho State is 7-4-1 against the spread in non-home games. I’ll grab the free bucket with the Bengals in this contest.