Montana Grizzlies vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-11) will compete against the Montana Grizzlies (9-8) at J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome on Monday.

The Montana Grizzlies faced off with Eastern Washington and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-65 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Grizzlies finished with 12 and Eastern Washington racked up 15 fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 21 attempts from downtown. Eastern Washington finished 100.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of 7 tries. Furthermore, Eastern Washington collected 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Eastern Washington doled out 15 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In the matter of the defense, Montana allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the field on 25 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Grizzlies knocked down 15 of their 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Montana finished the game with a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 of 52) and knocked down 2 out of their 14 shots from 3-point land.

Money Williams is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He went 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Montana enters this game with a record of 9-8 on the year. They are averaging 80.1 points per contest (117th in the country) on 49.1% from the floor. The Grizzlies are connecting on 34.3% on 3-point shots (137 of 400) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Montana is pulling in 36.9 boards per game and is sitting with 271 dimes for the year, which is 108th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They relinquish 30.4% on 3-point shots while they are 195th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.8). The Grizzlies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.1% (456 of 1,082) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 155th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 224 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks took a loss by a score of 83-69 against Sacramento State. When talking about rebounding, Northern Arizona allowed Sacramento State to collect 32 in total (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 47.8% from downtown by going 11 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Lumberjacks allowed Sacramento State to convert 27 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Lumberjacks went 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Northern Arizona knocked down 7 out of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Sacramento State was called for 14 fouls for this contest which took the Lumberjacks to the free throw line for 13 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Lumberjacks pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup.

Traivar Jackson ended up being important for the Lumberjacks for the contest. He buried 8 of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and added 9 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Northern Arizona has a record of 6-11 for the year. As an offense, the Lumberjacks are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 113th in college hoops. Northern Arizona has totaled 1,253 pts so far this year (73.7 per game) and they collect 33.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per contest (226th in college) and they turn the ball over 11.5 times per game. The Lumberjacks have committed 17.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.6% from the free throw line.

The Northern Arizona defense allows 36.0% on three-point shots (146 of 405) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.6 assists and 35.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 204th and 265th in college. The Lumberjacks on defense are ranked 219th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.7. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (287th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Montana

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