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Southern Utah vs Montana State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/12/21

Southern Utah vs Montana State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/12/21
2021-03-12 19:00:00 EDT

The Montana State Bobcats and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds meet Friday in college basketball action from CenturyLink Arena. 

Coming into this Big Sky Tournament matchup, Montana State sits at 12-9 overall. The Bobcats took care of Idaho State in the tournament on Thursday. As for Southern Utah, they’re sitting at 20-3 overall. The Thunderbirds took care of Northern Colorado on Thursday in the tournament. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Montana State began the year on a pretty good clip at 9-3 through their first dozen games. The Bobcats then lost five straight and hit a 2-1 stretch to cap off the regular season. The good news is that Montana State put up a Thursday tournament win over Idaho State. 

In the Thursday tournament win over Idaho State, the Bobcats notched a 37-29 edge at the break and were able to hang on for a 71-63 result. Topping Montana State in scoring was Xavier Bishop with 22 points, three rebounds and an 11-of-11 mark from the line.
Over on the Southern Utah side, they’ve been on a great run this year and haven’t yet lost consecutive games. The Thunderbirds have won 10 games in a row dating back to January 23, and they notched an eight-point win over Northern Colorado on Thursday. 

In the Thursday tournament win over Northern Colorado, Southern Utah jumped out to a 46-34 halftime lead and cruised from there in an eventual 91-83 result. Leading the way for the Thunderbirds was John Knight with 34 points, three assists and three rebounds. 

The Thunderbirds are 4-1 ATS in their last five after an ATS win and 4-0 ATS in their last four overall. Southern Utah is 5-2 ATS in their last seven versus a team with a winning record and the over is 9-3 in their last 12 Friday games. 

Meanwhile, the Bobcats are 1-4 ATS in their last five Friday games and 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 total. Montana State is 3-1-1 ATS in their last five after an ATS win and the over is 8-1 in their last nine overall. 

PICK: I’m going to stick with Southern Utah. The Thunderbirds have been on a great run over their last 10 games, notching 73 or more points in nine of those games (the outlier was a 68-58 win over Portland State). The Southern Utah offense is really clicking right now, and if they can keep things manageable on the other side they’ll be a dangerous team from here on out. I like another strong effort from the Thunderbirds on a cover here. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Southern Utah Thunderbirds -7.5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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