Weber State vs Montana State 2/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Montana State Bobcats (16-5) vs. Weber State Wildcats (18-5)
February 5, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Weber State Wildcats -5 ; Over/Under: 147.5
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The Montana State Bobcats and the Weber State Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from Dee Events Center. Montana State is sitting at 16-5 this year so far. The Bobcats beat Idaho in their last appearance. As for Weber State, they’re 18-5 and coming off a win over Montana. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Montana State hit a sketchy 1-3 start this year but hasn’t lost consecutive games since then. The Bobcats are on a seven-game win streak over Idaho State, Idaho, Montana, Northern AZ, Portland State, Eastern Washington and Idaho.
Back on January 29 versus Idaho, the Bobcats posted a 29-24 run by halftime and a 41-40 stretch from there in a 70-64 win. RaeQuan Battle posted 13 points with four boards, and Jubrile Belo added 12 points and eight rebounds.
Over on the Weber State side, they managed a 10-5 run through their first 15 games. The Wildcats have been on an eight-game win streak since then, taking out Idaho, Idaho State (twice), Southern Utah, Northern Colorado, Sac State, Eastern Washington and Montana.
Matched up against Montana on Thursday, the Wildcats were down by two heading into the break. Weber State hit a 43-36 run in the second for an 80-75 win. Koby McEwen managed 32 points, and Dillon Jones doubled on 18 points and 11 boards.
The Wildcats are 1-7 ATS in their last eight at home and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games. Weber State is 5-2 ATS in their last seven overall.
Meanwhile, the Bobcats are 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight road games and the under is 4-1 in their last five overall. The over is 20-8 in Montana State’s last 28 road games.
PICK: I’m going to try Montana State here. The Bobcats have managed some pretty nice offensive efforts during this win streak; they’ve hit 69 or more points in five of seven games. Montana State’s last loss came December 30 at home versus Weber State. The Bobcats fell 85-75 in that one. The Wildcats are doing a nice job lately themselves, but I think Montana State is playing well enough right now to post a revenge cover. Should be an intriguing matchup.
