Montana Grizzlies (15-13) vs. Idaho Vandals (10-20)
February 27, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Idaho Vandals +5 / Montana Grizzlies -5; Over/Under: +140.5
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The Montana Grizzlies and Idaho Vandals meet Monday in college basketball action at the ICCU Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Montana Grizzlies Betting Preview
The Montana Grizzlies are averaging 68.8 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 68 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Aanen Moody is averaging 16 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Josh Bannan is averaging 15 points and 8.4 rebounds. Dischon Thomas is the third double-digit scorer and Brandon Whitney is dishing 2.5 assists. The Montana Grizzlies are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free throw line. The Montana Grizzlies are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.5 rebounds per game.
The Idaho Vandals Betting Preview
The Idaho Vandals are averaging 73.5 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 72.6 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Isaac Jones is averaging 19.4 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Divant’e Moffitt is averaging 18.3 points and 5 assists. Terren Frank is the third double-digit scorer and Yusef Salih is grabbing 1.9 rebounds. The Idaho Vandals are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The Idaho Vandals are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.9 rebounds per game.
Montana vs Idaho Trends
The Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Monday games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Vandals are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 8-3 in Grizzlies last 11 road games. The under is 4-1 in Vandals last 5 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Idaho Vandals are a bad team that’s in even worse shape, which includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 10.2 points while shooting 39.9 percent from the field. The Montana Grizzlies have issues of their own, but they’re in better shape than Idaho, to say the least. It’s the Grizzlies and the chalk or pass.
