Northern Colorado vs Montana Prediction 3/12/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Montana (24-9) vs. Northern Colorado (25-8)
March 12, 2025 11:30 pm EDT
The Line: Northern Colorado -3.5; Over/Under: 148.5
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The Montana Grizzlies and the Northern Colorado Bears meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Idaho Central Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Northern Colorado vs Montana Prediction.
Matchup History
These two teams split the regular season meetings, with the road team each winning one matchup. Northern Colorado won 81-57 at Montana on January 11th, 2025, before an 86-78 win by Montana at Northern Colorado on February 6th, 2025. Montana’s revenge win snapped Northern Colorado’s three-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Montana Recap
The Montana Grizzlies come into this game looking to hoist the Big Sky Crown after picking up a 78-55 win over Idaho last time out.
Grizzlies Looking To Finish What They Started Last Year, Win First Big Sky Tournament Since 2019
Money Williams leads the Grizzlies in scoring and assists with 13.5 PPG and 3.1 APG along with 3.7 RPG while Malik Moore has 13 PPG with 3.2 RPG and 2.4 APG so far this season. Joe Pridgen has 11.5 PPG with 6.9 RPG to lead Montana in rebounding while Kai Johnson has 10.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Montana so far this season. Brandon Whitney’s also added 9.3 PPG with 2.7 APG while Te’Jon Sawyer has 9.3 PPG with 3.9 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Montana is averaging 76.4 PPG on 49.9% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Montana Grizzlies will win
- Montana has won each of its last 12 night games.
Northern Colorado Recap
The Northern Colorado Bears punched their ticket to the Big Sky title game after ending up with a 72-45 win over Montana State last time out.
Bears Trying To Make NCAA Tournament Appearance, First Since 2011
Isaiah Hawthorne leads the Bears in scoring with 17.8 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Langston Reynolds has 16.2 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Bears in rebounding so far this season in addition to 3.5 APG. Brock Wisne has 10 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Jaron Rillie has 11.7 PPG with 5.7 RPG and a team-high 4.7 APG to lead Northern Colorado in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Northern Colorado so far this season. Marcell McCreary has 7.8 PPG with 3.4 RPG while Quinn Denker’s also chipped in 7.2 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Northern Colorado is averaging 81.1 PPG on 50.9% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 72.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Northern Colorado Bears will win
- Northern Colorado has won each of its last eight night games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Northern Colorado’s last four games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.
- Each of Montana’s last three games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.
Northern Colorado vs Montana Prediction
I’m on the over in this game. I just think that this is going to be a bit of a track meet between the two best offensive units in the Big Sky that led the way in offensive efficiency. Northern Colorado is the best 2-point and 3-point shooting team while Montana is 2nd in both, and we saw 164 points in the rematch between these two teams in the regular season. I expect a higer-scoring game here, so give me the over in this one.
