Montana State vs Portland 12/19/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Portland Pilots and Montana State Bobcats meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Worthington Arena. The Portland Pilots look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Montana State Bobcats look for a win after winning six of their last seven games.

The Portland Pilots are averaging 76.8 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 73.9 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Tyler Robertson is averaging 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds, while Chris Austin is averaging 15.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. Moses Wood is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 80.7 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

The Montana State Bobcats are averaging 75.7 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 70.3 points on 42.7 percent shooting. Jubrile Belo is averaging 13.5 points and 0.9 assists, while Xavier Bishop is averaging 12.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. Abdul Mohammed is the third double-digit scorer and Amin Adamu is dishing 1.9 assists. The Montana State Bobcats are shooting 38.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Montana State Bobcats are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.

The Pilots are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Bobcats are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Pilots last 5 overall. The over is 15-6 in Bobcats last 21 overall. The underdog is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The Montana State Bobcats are the better team here by a decent margin, and they’re starting to string wins together, but they also allow teams to hang around at times. Montana State is winning, but any of those games have come down to the wire. The Portland Pilots have had some tough road games already to toughen up the roster, and they already took Montana State to the last possession a few weeks ago. Give me the points here.