The Portland State Vikings (13-7, 5-2 Big Sky) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when they hit the road to take on the Montana Grizzlies (13-8, 6-2 Big Sky) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Dahlberg Arena as 3.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 146.5.

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Montana vs. Portland State betting lines

• Montana moneyline odds to win: -174
• Portland State moneyline odds to win: +145
• Spread: Montana (-3.5)
• Total: 146.5

Montana statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Montana has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in eight opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered four times in 10 opportunities in road games.
• Looking at over/unders, the Grizzlies hit the over less often when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total four times in eight opportunities this season (50%). In road games, they have hit the over six times in 10 opportunities (60%).
• Montana has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 5-1 (.833). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Grizzlies have been putting up 71.9 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 74.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
• The past 10 games have seen Montana give up 2.0 more points per game (76.6) than its season-long average (74.6).
• The Grizzlies’ 6.6 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are less than the 7.0 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 34.2% compared to their season-long percentage of 32.5% from long distance.

Montana betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-9-1 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 4-5-1)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-1; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
• O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 6-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-7)

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Portland State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Portland State has an identical winning percentage (.667) at home (4-2-0 record) and away (6-3-0).
• Vikings games have finished above the over/under 0% of the time at home (zero of six), and 66.7% of the time on the road (six of nine).

Recent trends

• The Vikings are putting up 72.7 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 6.1 fewer points than their average for the season (78.8).
• Portland State has performed better defensively in its previous 10 games, allowing 60.6 points per contest, 9.3 fewer points than its season average of 69.9 allowed.
• The Vikings are draining 6.1 threes per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.7 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.8). Additionally, they have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.7%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.9%).

Portland State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 11-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 6-3-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
• O-U-P: 8-9-0 (Home: 0-6-0; Away: 6-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 5-1; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-4)