Portland State vs Montana State 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Montana State Bobcats (13-5) vs. Portland State Vikings (4-10)
January 22, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland State Vikings +4 / Montana State Bobcats -4; Over/Under: +136
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The Montana State Bobcats and the Portland State Vikings meet in college basketball action from the Viking Pavilion on Saturday night.
The Montana State Bobcats will look to add to their current four-game winning streak after an 89-84 win over Northern Arizona in their last matchup. Jubrile Belo leads the Bobcats in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 6.6 RPG while Abdul Mohammed has a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass along with 8.8 PPG. Xavier Bishop has 12.9 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 77.8 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 36.9% from three and 74.2% from the foul line while allowing 69.2 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 33.1% from three this season.
The Portland State Vikings will try to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 66-64 loss to Montana last time out. James Jean-Marie leads the Vikings in scoring and rebounding, with 12.9 PPG and 9.2 RPG while Marlon Ruffin has 11.1 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Khalid Thomas has 10.1 PPG with 6.6 RPG and 1.6 SPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Portland State this season. Ezekiel Alley also has a team-high 3.1 APG this season. As a team, Portland State is averaging 68.3 PPG on 40.5% shooting from the field, 26.5% from three and 72.8% from the foul line while allowing 68 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.
Montana State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 and 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a road favorite. Portland State is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
Normally I’d think you could make a case for a home dog like Portland State, but simply put, the Vikings are not playing well right now and while the Vikings have been competitive in a coupld of games recently, I just think that Montana State’s the better team here and should have no problem winning and covering this one, even on the road. I’ll lay it and play it with Montana State.
