Northern Colorado vs Montana College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big Sky Tournament

The No. 5 seed Northern Colorado Bears (20-11, 10-8 Big Sky) square off against the No. 4 seed Montana Grizzlies (16-15, 10-8 Big Sky) in the Big Sky tournament Monday at Idaho Central Arena, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Both teams will look to get one step closer to securing an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Northern Colorado vs. Montana Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Monday, March 9, 2026
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Boise, Idaho
• Arena: Idaho Central Arena

Here's a look at some betting trends for Northern Colorado (-4.5) versus Montana on Monday. The total has been set at 152.5 points for this game.

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Northern Colorado vs. Montana: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Northern Colorado is 15-13-0 ATS this season.
• Montana has put together a 14-13-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Montana covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point underdog or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Northern Colorado covers as a favorite of 4.5 or more (33.3%).
• The Bears have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered five times in 11 games when playing at home, and they've covered nine times in 15 games when playing on the road.
• This season, the Grizzlies are 8-5-0 at home against the spread (.615 winning percentage). On the road, they are 6-8-0 ATS (.429).
• Northern Colorado's record against the spread in conference games is 8-10-0.
• Montana's Big Sky record against the spread is 11-7-0.

Northern Colorado vs. Montana: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Northern Colorado has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 22 games this year and has walked away with the win 15 times (68.2%) in those games.
• The Bears have a mark of 11-4 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -182 or better on the moneyline.
• Montana has won four of the 10 games it was the moneyline underdog this season (40%).
• The Grizzlies have a 3-4 record (winning 42.9% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer.
• Northern Colorado has an implied victory probability of 64.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Northern Colorado vs. Montana Head-to-Head Comparison

• Northern Colorado was 31st in the nation in points scored (80.6 per game) and 204th in points conceded (72.7) last season.
• Northern Colorado was 200th in the nation in rebounds per game (31.5) and 15th-best in rebounds conceded (27.6) last year.
• At 15.8 assists per game last year, Northern Colorado was 46th in college basketball.
• Northern Colorado was 150th in college basketball in turnovers per game (10.9) and 250th in turnovers forced (10.5) last year.
• Offensively, Montana averaged 76.6 points per game (101st-ranked in college basketball) last year. It surrendered 73.3 points per contest at the other end of the court (219th-ranked).
• While Montana ranked in the bottom 25 in the nation in rebounds per game with 28.3 (22nd-worst), it ranked 77th in college basketball with 29.6 rebounds allowed per contest.
• Montana put up 13.5 dimes per game, which ranked them 184th in the nation.
• Montana averaged 10.4 turnovers per game (108th-ranked in college basketball) this year, while forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest (240th-ranked).

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