Portland State vs Montana State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/26/23
Montana State Bobcats (13-8) vs. Portland State Vikings (9-11)
January 26, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland State Vikings +5.5 / Montana State Bobcats -5.5; Over/Under: +145.5
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The Montana State Bobcats and Portland State Vikings meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Viking Pavilion. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Montana State Bobcats Betting Preview
The Montana State Bobcats are averaging 75.2 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 66.4 points on 41.6 percent shooting. RaeQuan Battle is averaging 16.3 points and 1 assist, while Jubrile Belo is averaging 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds. Great Osobor is grabbing 3.8 rebounds and Darius Brown II is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Montana State Bobcats are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The Montana State Bobcats are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.
The Portland State Vikings Betting Preview
The Portland State Vikings are averaging 76.9 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 73.4 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Cameron Parker is averaging 14.6 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Jorell Saterfield is averaging 14.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. Hunter Woods is the third double-digit scorer and Isiah Kirby is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Portland State Vikings are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Portland State Vikings are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.3 rebounds per game.
Montana State vs Portland State Trends
The Bobcats are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Vikings are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 8-2 in Bobcats last 10 overall. The over is 10-4 in Vikings last 14 home games. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Montana State Bobcats are the better team, obviously, and they’ve had great covering success all year. However, let’s not act like Portland State is a pushover and the Pilots win at home by an average of 24.5 points while shooting 49.7 percent from the field. Give me the points with Portland State at home.
