Montana Grizzlies vs Eastern Washington Eagles Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Eastern Washington Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Reese Court in Cheney, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Montana Grizzlies (8-7) are on their way to Reese Court on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Eastern Washington Eagles (2-12).

The Montana Grizzlies played Northern Colorado and took home the win by a score of 88-79 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Grizzlies left the arena with 19 while Northern Colorado totaled 24 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Northern Colorado finished the game shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 shots. In addition, Northern Colorado grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northern Colorado earned 19 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Montana allowed 36.6% from the field on 26 out of 71 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 35 of 38 shots for a rate of 92.1%. Montana walked away from the contest having earned a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 of 52) and converted 7 of 24 shots from 3-point land.

Money Williams is someone who was a factor for this game. He was able to score 31 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and pulled down 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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Montana steps onto the court with a record of 8-7 this year. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Montana is collecting 37.5 boards per contest and has tallied 243 assists on the year, which ranks 105th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 35.1% on shots from distance (127 of 362) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.2 pts per game (103rd in the nation) while hitting 49.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 167th in the country in giving up assists with 203 conceded on the season. The Grizzlies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (406 of 962) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 30.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 212th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.4).

The last time they took the court, the Eastern Washington Eagles went home defeated by a final of 84-81 against Idaho. With respect to team rebounding, Eastern Washington allowed Idaho to get 29 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They went 37.9% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 29 and finished the contest at 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Eagles allowed Idaho to convert 26 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% in this contest. In all, the Eagles finished shooting 28 out of 70 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Eastern Washington knocked down 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.0%. Idaho committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Eagles were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 23 offensive boards totaling 41 in this matchup.

Kiree Huie ended up having an impact for the Eagles for the contest. He converted 5 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and had 11 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game.

Eastern Washington has a mark of 2-12 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Eagles are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which is 145th in the nation. Eastern Washington has accounted for 1,091 pts this year (77.9 per game) and they snag 33.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (270th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest. The Eagles are committing 18.2 fouls every game while shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Eastern Washington defense gives up 39.6% on 3-pointers (135 of 341) and opponents are converting on 71.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 15.5 assists and 34.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 306th and 175th in those defensive categories. The Eagles are ranked 355th in college in PPG given up with 86.4. They have forced 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 51.3% from the field (363rd in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montana

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