Montana State Bobcats vs Montana Grizzlies Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana State Bobcats vs Montana Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, MT

TV: ESPN+

Dahlberg Arena is the location where the Montana Grizzlies (14-11) will take on the Montana State Bobcats (14-11) on Saturday.

The Montana State Bobcats played Eastern Washington and took a loss by a final of 72-71 in their last game. Montana State finished the game having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and converted 9 of their 25 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists for this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding the defense, Montana State let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the floor on 28 out of 58 shooting. Eastern Washington totaled 6 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. Additionally, Eastern Washington pulled down 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Eastern Washington shot 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 11 tries. They also knocked down 7 out of their 14 tries from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 11 and Eastern Washington finished the game with 18 fouls.

Christian King is one guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. He went 38.5% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Montana State will enter this contest with a mark of 14-11 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 77.6 pts per contest (146th in college hoops) on 46.0% from the floor. The Bobcats are hitting 36.3% from downtown (242 of 667) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Montana State is pulling in 33.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 279 assists on the season, which is 332nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.3 times per game and as a group are committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bobcats are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 97th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.7). The Bobcats are giving up a FG percentage of 44.5% (646 of 1,452) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 50th in college hoops in giving up assists with 281 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Montana Grizzlies got the win with a final of 73-68 when they faced Idaho. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Montana permitted Idaho to grab 31 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 32.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 11 of 34 and ended up going 7 out of 12 at the charity stripe (58.3%). The Grizzlies allowed Idaho to knock down 25 out of 66 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.9% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 25 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. Regarding 3-point shots, Montana made 11 of 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. Idaho earned 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Grizzlies snagged 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in the game.

Money Williams was important for the Grizzlies for this contest. He earned 14 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for the game. He made 4 out of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Montana has a mark of 14-11 for the year. The Grizzlies are committing 17.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per contest (88th in college) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. Montana has accounted for 1,967 pts so far this year (78.7 per game) and they collect 35.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in Division 1.

The Montana defense concedes 32.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (188 of 588) and their opponents are knocking down 68.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 173rd and 99th in college. The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 163rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 73.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (100th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montana State

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