Montana Grizzlies vs Montana State Bobcats Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Montana State Bobcats

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Worthington Arena in Bozeman, MT

TV: ESPN+

The Montana Grizzlies (9-8) are traveling to Worthington Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Montana State Bobcats (9-8).

The Montana Grizzlies faced Eastern Washington and went home with a loss by a final score of 66-65 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up walking away with 12 and Eastern Washington racked up 15 fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 21 shots from 3-point range. Eastern Washington finished the contest at 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 7 shots. Additionally, Eastern Washington had 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Eastern Washington totaled 15 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Montana allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies converted 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Montana finished with a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 out of 52) and converted 2 out of their 14 3-pointers.

Money Williams is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and snagged 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Montana steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 9-8 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 fouls every game. As a team, Montana is snagging 36.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 271 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 108th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.3% on 3-pointers (137 of 400) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.1 points per game (117th in the country) while hitting 49.1% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Grizzlies are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are 155th in D-1 in giving up assists with 224 relinquished this season. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.1% (456 of 1,082) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 30.4% on shots from distance and they rank 195th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Montana State Bobcats took a loss by a score of 92-89 against Idaho. In relation to rebounds, Montana State permitted Idaho to grab 23 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 44.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 of 29 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Bobcats permitted Idaho to convert 34 out of 68 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Bobcats went 32 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Montana State converted 8 of their 14 tries (57.1%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.0%. Idaho committed 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Bobcats recorded 23 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the matchup.

Jed Miller ended up being a factor for the Bobcats for the matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists in the game. He buried 7 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Montana State has a mark of 9-8 on the season. The Bobcats commit 17.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.1 times per contest (319th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. Montana State has accounted for 1,348 points this year (79.3 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bobcats are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which is 71st in the nation.

The Montana State defense gives up 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (104 of 336) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.1 assists and 32.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 34th and 76th in Division 1. The Bobcats on defense are ranked 102nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.5. They are forcing 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (177th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montana

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