Montana Grizzlies vs Northern Colorado Bears Prediction, 3/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Northern Colorado Bears

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Location: Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Colorado Bears (18-11) will take on the Montana Grizzlies (15-14) at Bank of Colorado Arena on Monday.

The Montana Grizzlies faced Sacramento State and notched a win by a score of 81-73 in their last game. Montana finished the contest having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and knocked down 11 of their 29 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies knocked down 16 of their 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defending, Montana let their opponent shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 of 67 shooting. Sacramento State doled out 11 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Moreover, Sacramento State totaled 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Sacramento State walked away from this one shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 18 tries. They also made 5 of 20 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Grizzlies walked away with 16 and Sacramento State accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Money Williams is a player who came through for the game. He scored 20 points on 4 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Montana enters this one with a mark of 15-14 for the year. They average 77.9 pts per contest (138th in the country) while hitting 49.4% from the field. The Grizzlies are connecting on 36.1% on 3-pointers (239 of 662) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Montana is pulling in 34.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 449 dimes this year, which has them ranked 83rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are able to force 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They concede 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 191st in college in PPG allowed (73.9). The Grizzlies are allowing a FG percentage of 43.4% (768 of 1,770) and they concede 33.1 boards per game as a team. They are 177th in college hoops in allowing assists with 383 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Northern Colorado Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-72 against Eastern Washington. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Colorado allowed Eastern Washington to collect 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 18.2% from beyond the arc by going 2 of 11 and ended up shooting 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Bears allowed Eastern Washington to convert 30 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.6% for the game. When the game finished, the Bears walked away from this one shooting 29 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Northern Colorado buried 5 of their 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Eastern Washington was called for 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Bears pulled down 17 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this game.

Quinn Denker ended up being a major contributor for the Bears for this contest. He totaled 19 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 8 dimes for this game. He knocked down 8 of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Northern Colorado has a record of 18-11 this year. As an offense, the Bears are hitting on 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in Division 1. Northern Colorado has accounted for 2,390 points on the season (82.4 per game) and they pull down 36.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.9 times per game (37th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Bears are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Bears defensively are ranked 262nd in college in points allowed per contest with 76.9. They are able to force 9.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (229th in college). The Northern Colorado defense concedes 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (184 of 601) and their opponents are making 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 9.8 dimes and 31.4 boards per game, ranking them 3rd and 31st in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Montana

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