Portland State Vikings vs Montana State Bobcats Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland State Vikings vs Montana State Bobcats

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Worthington Arena in Bozeman, MT

TV: ESPN+

The Montana State Bobcats (15-13) are hosting the Portland State Vikings (18-8) at Worthington Arena on Thursday.

The Portland State Vikings faced off with Eastern Washington and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-55 in their last game. Portland State finished the game with a 31.1% FG percentage (19 of 61) and knocked down 4 out of their 19 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Vikings converted 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 7 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to defending, Portland State allowed the other team to shoot 43.4% from the field on 23 out of 53 shooting. Eastern Washington doled out 12 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Eastern Washington snagged 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Eastern Washington ended up shooting 77.3% at the free throw line by making 17 of 22 attempts. They made 4 out of their 15 attempts from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Vikings ended up walking away with 17 while Eastern Washington totaled 15 personal fouls.

Terri Miller Jr. is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He walked away with 21 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He played 34 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 47.4% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Portland State enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-8 for the season. They currently have an average of 76.8 pts per game (154th in Division 1) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Vikings are shooting 33.3% on 3-point shots (173 of 520) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland State is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has tallied 389 dimes this season, which ranks 190th in college in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Vikings are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 38th in the country in allowing assists with 313 relinquished this year. The Vikings are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.7% (584 of 1,434) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 30.8% from 3-point land while they are 71st in the nation in points per game from their opponents (69.5).

In their last game, the Montana State Bobcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-76 when they played Idaho State. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Montana State allowed Idaho State to get 35 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 23 and ended up going 15 of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). The Bobcats allowed Idaho State to bury 34 of 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 57.6% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 42.1%. In relation to 3-pointers, Montana State converted 7 out of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Idaho State earned 21 fouls in this contest which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Bobcats were able to collect 13 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 19 for this game.

Patrick McMahon ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats for this game. He had 35 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 20 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Montana State has a win-loss mark of 15-13 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 130th in the nation. Montana State has scored 2,177 points on the season (77.8 per game) and they grab 32.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.3 times per contest (342nd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest. The Bobcats commit 15.9 fouls per contest and they hit 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats on defense are ranked 122nd in college in PPG surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (237th in D-1). The Montana State defense gives up 32.8% on shots from distance (183 of 558) and opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.6 dimes and 33.2 rebounds per contest, which is 44th and 106th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montana State

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