Montana vs Weber State 1/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Weber State Wildcats (10-4) vs. Montana Grizzlies (9-5)
January 1, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montana Grizzlies -2 ; Over/Under: 143
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The Weber State Wildcats and the Montana Grizzlies meet Saturday in college basketball action from Dahlberg Arena. Weber State is 10-4 so far and fresh off a win over Montana State. As for Montana, they’re sitting at 9-5 this year. The Grizzlies beat Idaho State in their last outing. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Weber State hit a nice eight-game win streak to open the season before falling to Washington State on December 8. The Wildcats hit a 1-3 skid with losses to Utah State, BYU and Fresno State before a victory versus Montana State on Thursday.
In the Montana State matchup, Weber State posted a 43-40 advantage in the first half and a 42-35 run from there for an 85-75 win. Tops in scoring was Koby McEwen with 31 points, while Dillon Jones added 19 points and six boards.
Over on the Montana side, they hit a 5-3 run over their first eight games, falling to Mississippi State, North Dakota and Oregon along the way. The Grizzlies are 4-2 since then with wins over Air Force, YCC, SAGU AIC and Idaho State.
Matched up against Idaho State on Thursday, the Grizzlies scored 41 points in the first half and 37 more from there for a 78-54 win. Josh Bannan put up 19 points with 10 rebounds, and Mack Anderson added 12 points in 14 minutes of work.
The Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS in their last five at home and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 after an ATS win. Montana is 1-12 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 after an ATS win. Weber State is 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall.
PICK: I’m going to try Weber State here. The Wildcats do need to turn the screws a little bit on defense however; they’ve given up 75 or more points in four of their last six games. Still, Weber State has been scoring well this year when the matchup is right, so I think they’ll find a good total here.
As for the Grizzlies, they’ve been all over the place offensively this year themselves. I like Montana to put up a solid effort here but I don’t think they’ll keep the cover pace.
