Weber State Wildcats vs Montana Grizzlies Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Weber State Wildcats vs Montana Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, MT

TV: ESPN+

The Weber State Wildcats (10-9) are headed to Dahlberg Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Montana Grizzlies (9-9).

The Weber State Wildcats took the court against Idaho and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-67 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 26 and Idaho accumulated 30 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 25 attempts from long range. Idaho ended up going 65.4% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 26 tries. Additionally, Idaho collected 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Idaho earned 10 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Weber State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup as well as creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 28 of their 39 attempts for a rate of 71.8%. Weber State finished the contest with a 30.4% field goal percentage (17 out of 56) and made 5 of their 21 3-point attempts.

Tijan Saine is one guy who was important in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 28.6% from the floor and earned 6 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He notched 25 points on 4 of 14 shooting.

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Weber State will enter this matchup with a record of 10-9 this season. They are averaging 83.3 points per game (69th in the nation) while shooting 46.8% from the floor. The Wildcats are hitting 35.5% on shots from 3-point land (144 of 406) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Weber State is snagging 40.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 279 assists for the season, which ranks 128th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 27.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 230th in college in PPG allowed (75.3). The Wildcats defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (505 of 1,151) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 157th in D-1 in giving up assists with 239 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Montana Grizzlies went home victorious with a score of 98-72 when they faced Northern Arizona. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Montana allowed Northern Arizona to pull down 17 in total (5 offensive). They finished 34.5% from three-point range by going 10 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). The Grizzlies permitted Northern Arizona to make 26 out of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Grizzlies went 36 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 67.9%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Montana converted 13 of 22 tries (59.1%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Northern Arizona was called for 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Grizzlies were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the game.

Te'Jon Sawyer was important for the Grizzlies in the game. He scored 27 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 11 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 84.6%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Montana has a record of 9-9 for the season. The Grizzlies commit 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per contest (99th in college) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. Montana has totaled 1,429 points so far this year (79.4 per game) and they collect 36.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which is 37th in D-1.

The Montana defense gives up 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (131 of 421) and opponents are converting on 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.0 assists and 34.5 rebounds per contest, which is 157th and 186th in those categories on the defensive end. The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 192nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.9. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (98th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Weber State

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