The Northern Colorado Bears (11-8, 1-5 Big Sky) are 3.5-point favorites as they look to turn around a three-game losing streak when they host the Montana State Bobcats (10-8, 4-1 Big Sky) on Monday, January 19, 2026 at Bank of Colorado Arena. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 153.5.

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Northern Colorado vs. Montana State betting lines

• Northern Colorado moneyline odds to win: -162
• Montana State moneyline odds to win: +135
• Spread: Northern Colorado (-3.5)
• Total: 153.5

Northern Colorado statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Northern Colorado has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered one time in four games when playing at home, and it has covered six times in 10 games when playing on the road.
• The Bears have gone over the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in three of four home matchups (75%). On the road, they have hit the over in seven of 10 games (70%).
• Northern Colorado has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 2-2 (.500). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 4-2 (.667).

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Bears have been scoring 81.6 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 84.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• Northern Colorado’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (84.9) is 6.8 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (78.1).
• Over their past 10 contests, the Bears are making 0.9 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.4 compared to 10.3 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.0% compared to 36.7% season-long).

Northern Colorado betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-4-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
• O-U-P: 11-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 7-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 2-2; Away: 4-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)

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Montana State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• This year, Montana State is 3-2-0 at home against the spread (.600 winning percentage). On the road, it is 7-3-0 ATS (.700).
• In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Bobcats’ games have finished above the over/under at home (80%, four of five) than on the road (50%, five of 10).

Recent trends

• The Bobcats are putting up 78.2 points per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.9 fewer points than their average for the season (79.1).
• In its past 10 games, Montana State is allowing 71.3 points per contest, 1.0 more point than its season average (70.3).
• The Bobcats are making 9.6 threes per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.8). In addition, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (35.2%) compared to their season average from downtown (36.0%).

Montana State betting records this season

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