Montana State vs Weber State 12/30/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Weber State Wildcats and the Montana State Bobcats meet in college basketball action from Worthington Arena on Thursday night.

The Weber State Wildcats come into this one looking to rebound from a brutal 69-43 loss to Fresno State last time out. Koby McEwen leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.9 PPG while Seikou Sisoho-Jawara leads the Wildcats in assists, logging 11.6 PPG as well as 2.9 APG. Dillon Jones has 12.7 PPG with a team-high 10.4 RPG to average a double-double per game and led Weber State on the glass and Jamison Overton has 11.5 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Weber State so far this season. As a team, Weber State is averaging 74.9 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 30% from three and 73.7% from the foul line while allowing 68.5 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field and 36.4% from three this season.

The Montana State Bobcats will try to add to a 124-73 rout of subdivision AIC last time out. Jubrile Belo leads the Bobcats in scoring with 13.2 PPG along with 6 RPG while Abdul a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass along with 9.8 PPG. Xavier Bishop has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 4.6 APG on the year to lead Montana State in assists. Amin Adamu and Tyler Patterson each have 10+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the season. As a team, Montana State is averaging 78.3 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 38.1% from three and 72.4% from the foul line while allowing 69.6 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 31.1% from three this season.

Weber State is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 road games following three or more consecutive home games. Montana State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.

In past seasons, I may have seen this matchup and immediately went the way of Weber State as the Wildcats have made us a pretty penny over the years. However, the Wildcats have fallen on hard times as of late and I just don’t see this as a viable getting up spot against a Montana State team that tends to play their best basketball at home. The line is low enough that if you take the points, you’re saying Weber State wins outright and I’m not sure I see it. Give me Montana State at home in this one.