Montana State Bobcats vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana State Bobcats vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Montana State Bobcats (15-18 last year) are headed to CU Events Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes (14-21 last season).

The Montana State Bobcats played Northern Colorado and took a loss by a final of 72-45 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Bobcats walked away with 12 and Northern Colorado finished the game with 17 fouls. They buried 5 of their 15 tries from downtown. Northern Colorado ended up shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 18 shots. Furthermore, Northern Colorado grabbed 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northern Colorado recorded 12 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Montana State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 27 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 5 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 22 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Montana State ended the game with a 23.6% field goal percentage (13 of 55) and buried 4 out of their 24 three-point shots.

Bryce Zephir is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 26 mins and collected 1 rebound. He racked up 11 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Montana State comes into this game after finishing with a record of 15-18 last year. They turned it over 9.9 times per contest and as a group committed 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Montana State pulled in 31.3 rebounds per game and earned 435 dimes last season, which had them ranked 204th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bobcats hit on 34.0% on 3-pointers (270 of 793) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They had an average of 71.3 pts per game (251st in the nation) while shooting 45.5% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Bobcats forced 10.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They surrendered 29.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were 97th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.6). The Bobcats defense allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (828 of 1,908) and they surrendered 35.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were 54th in D-1 in giving up assists with 384 surrendered last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes went home defeated by a final of 85-64 against Villanova. Concerning attacking the glass, Colorado allowed Villanova to pull down 31 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished 35.5% from 3-point land by going 11 of 31 and ended up shooting 8 of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Buffaloes allowed Villanova to bury 33 out of 62 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 53.2% for the contest. Overall, the Buffaloes walked away from this one shooting 25 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Colorado made 7 of 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to make 7 of those for a percentage of 53.8%. Villanova committed 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Buffaloes were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this contest.

Elijah Malone ended up being important for the Buffaloes in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and earned 10 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes for this contest.

Colorado had a win-loss record of 14-21 last year. As an offense, the Buffaloes connected on 44.4% from the field, which was ranked 189th in college hoops. Colorado scored 2,441 pts last season (69.7 per game) and they grabbed 35.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 14.2 times per game (127th in college) and they turned it over 14.4 times per game. The Buffaloes were responsible for committing 16.5 fouls every game and they shot 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Buffaloes on defense were ranked 177th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.9. They were able to force 11.1 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (138th in college hoops). The Colorado defense allowed 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (273 of 800) and opponents knocked down 70.2% of their free throw shots. They allowed 12.6 assists and 33.2 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 130th and 102nd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montana State

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