Montana State vs Idaho 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Idaho Vandals (5-15) vs. Montana State Bobcats (15-5)
January 29, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montana State Bobcats -12.5 / Idaho Vandals +12.5; Over/Under: -150.5
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The Idaho Vandals and the Montana State Bobcats meet in college basketball action from the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The Idaho Vandals will look to bounce back from an 81-62 loss to Montana in their last game. Mikey Dixon leads the Vandals in scoring with 17.4 PPG while Trevante Anderson has 13.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Vandals in assists this season. Rashad Smith has 10.2 PPG with 5.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Idaho as the team’s top rebounder this season while Tanner Christensen has 7.7 PPG and a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead the Vandals on the glass this season. As a team, Idaho is averaging 73.9 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 37.5% from three and 72.8% from the foul line while allowing 81.2 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field and 35.3% from three this season.
The Montana State Bobcats will be out to build on a six-game win streak after a 69-65 win over Eastern Washington last time out. Jubrile Belo leads the Bobcats in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 6.8 RPG while Abdul Mohammed has a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass along with 8.7 PPG. Xavier Bishop has 13.2 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG on the year to lead Montana State in assists. Amin Adamu has 11.4 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the season. As a team, Montana State is averaging 77.1 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 73.9% from the foul line while allowing 68.5 PPG on 42% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.
Idaho is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a winning home record and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the over is 6-1-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog.
I get why the Bobcats are favored at home 100%. However, while they are the better team and I do feel that the Bobcats likely win by double-digits, the reality of this situation is that the Vandals have been a covering machine on the road this season and I just think this is a case of too many points.
