Montana Grizzlies vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, ND

TV: ESPN+

Betty Engelstad Sioux Center is the location where the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (3-6) will attempt to defeat the Montana Grizzlies (4-4) on Saturday.

The Montana Grizzlies played North Dakota State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-72 in their last contest. Montana walked away from the game with a 48.3% FG percentage (28 out of 58) and buried 8 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies made 8 of their 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. In terms of rebounding, they collected a total of 26 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Montana allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. North Dakota State distributed 15 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Moreover, North Dakota State collected 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Dakota State finished the contest at 90.9% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of 22 shots. They knocked down 5 out of their 23 tries from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 19 while North Dakota State totaled 14 fouls.

Money Williams is one guy who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Montana heads into this contest with a mark of 4-4 on the season. They turn the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a group are committing 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, Montana is collecting 40.9 rebounds per game and has earned 129 assists so far this year, which is 118th in the country in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are hitting 34.4% from downtown (67 of 195) and 74.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.8 points per outing (87th in Division 1) while shooting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Grizzlies are forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 154th in D-1 in giving up assists with 102 surrendered on the season. The Grizzlies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (222 of 524) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 29.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 204th in college in PPG allowed (74.4).

In their last game, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks took a loss by a score of 90-58 when they faced Idaho. The Fighting Hawks were able to snag 11 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 14 for this game. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. Idaho earned 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Fighting Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 55.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, North Dakota knocked down 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). Overall, the Fighting Hawks walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 50 from the field which had them shooting 40.0%. The Fighting Hawks allowed Idaho to convert 27 out of 52 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 51.9% in this game. They wrapped up this game 48.3% from downtown by shooting 14 of 29 and ended up shooting 22 out of 24 at the charity stripe (91.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, North Dakota permitted Idaho to pull down 31 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Marley Curtis ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Hawks for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 8 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

North Dakota has a record of 3-6 this season. The Fighting Hawks are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls every game and they connect on 65.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.6 times per contest (326th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per contest. North Dakota has totaled 672 pts so far this year (74.7 per game) and they pull down 32.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Fighting Hawks are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 265th in college.

The Fighting Hawks are ranked 270th in D-1 in PPG given up with 77.9. They are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (349th in the nation). The North Dakota defense allows 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (67 of 215) and their opponents are knocking down 65.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 16.2 dimes and 38.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 326th and 307th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Montana

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