Idaho State vs. Montana State betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The Montana State Bobcats (6-11, 1-3 Big Sky) visit the Idaho State Bengals (6-8, 1-2 Big Sky) after losing five road games in a row. The Bengals are favored by just 1.5 points in the contest, which tips at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The point total in the matchup is 138.

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Idaho State Cover -1.5 vs Montana State -110

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Idaho State vs. Montana State betting lines

  • Idaho State moneyline odds to win: -124
  • Montana State moneyline odds to win: +104
  • Spread: Idaho State (-1.5)
  • Total: 138

Idaho State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Idaho State has played worse when playing at home, covering one time in three home games, and six times in seven road games.
  • The Bengals have hit the over on the total in one of three home games (33.3%). They’ve done better in away games, eclipsing the total in five of seven matchups (71.4%).

Last season stats

  • The Bengals put up 70.5 points per game and gave up 70.1 last season, making them 268th in the country on offense and 115th on defense.
  • On the glass, Idaho State was 329th in college basketball in rebounds (29.4 per game) last year. It was 12th-best in rebounds allowed (27.6 per game).
  • With 12.0 assists per game last season, the Bengals were 279th in the country.

Idaho State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-3-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (272nd in nation) 43.1 (171st) 36.4 (27th) 25.8 (seventh) 14.4 (136th) 11.5 (184th)

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Montana State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Montana State has performed better against the spread at home (3-3-0) than on the road (3-7-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Bobcats games have gone over two of six times at home (33.3%), and six of 10 on the road (60%).

Recent trends

  • The Bobcats are scoring 67.7 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 3.9 fewer points than their average for the season (71.6).
  • Montana State has fared worse defensively over its past 10 games, ceding 72.6 points per contest, 2.1 more points than its season average of 70.5.
  • In their past 10 games, the Bobcats are making 7.7 threes per contest, 1.1 fewer threes than their season average (8.8). They also have a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (31.0%) compared to their season average (33.8%).

Montana State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-5 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (229th in nation) 43.3 (185th) 29.4 (327th) 32.9 (276th) 13.7 (193rd) 9.8 (35th)
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