Eastern Washington Eagles vs Montana State Bobcats Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Montana State Bobcats

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Worthington Arena in Bozeman, MT

TV: ESPN+

The Montana State Bobcats (13-10) are hosting the Eastern Washington Eagles (5-17) at Worthington Arena on Saturday.

The Eastern Washington Eagles took the court against Northern Colorado and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 in their last contest. Eastern Washington finished with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and converted 8 of their 18 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 9 of 10 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 9 assists while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers, but wrapped up the game with no steals. In the matter of defense, Eastern Washington let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 28 of 70 shooting. Northern Colorado distributed 16 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Northern Colorado totaled 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northern Colorado finished shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of their 11 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of their 35 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 14 and Northern Colorado totaled 15 personal fouls.

Alton Hamilton IV is a player who came through for this contest. He went 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 28 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 17 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Eastern Washington will take the court with a win-loss record of 5-17 on the season. They have an average of 76.3 pts per game (185th in the country) while hitting 45.4% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 35.1% on shots from downtown (162 of 462) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Washington is collecting 32.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 276 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 307th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 259th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 328 relinquished on the year. The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 49.0% (630 of 1,285) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 36.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 344th in the country in opponents PPG (81.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Montana State Bobcats took a loss by a score of 63-54 when they played Portland State. The Bobcats snagged 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. Portland State had 13 fouls in this game which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for 13 shots. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of shooting from distance, Montana State made 5 of 25 tries (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats went 19 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9%. The Bobcats allowed Portland State to convert 24 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.3% in this contest. They finished 36.8% from distance by shooting 7 out of 19 and ended up going 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about rebounding, Montana State allowed Portland State to pull down 31 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Jeremiah Davis ended up being a factor for the Bobcats for the matchup. He totaled 16 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Montana State has a record of 13-10 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Bobcats are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 123rd in the country. Montana State has totaled 1,796 points this season (78.1 per game) and they pull down 34.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 11.4 times per contest (336th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per contest. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Montana State defense allows 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (152 of 459) and their opponents are making 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.7 assists and 32.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 55th and 75th in college hoops. The Bobcats on defense are ranked 102nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.9. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (211th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Washington

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