Northern Arizona vs. Montana State betting: College basketball preview for February 6

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Big Sky opponents square off when the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (13-10, 4-6 Big Sky) host the Montana State Bobcats (10-13, 5-5 Big Sky) at J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, tipping off at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The Bobcats are 1-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 146.

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Northern Arizona Cover -1 vs Montana State -110

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Northern Arizona vs. Montana State betting lines

  • Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: -115
  • Montana State moneyline odds to win: -105
  • Spread: Northern Arizona (-1)
  • Total: 146

Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Northern Arizona sports the same winning percentage against the spread as it does in road games (.500).
  • When playing at home, the Lumberjacks go over the over/under 66.7% of the time (four of six games). They hit the over more often on the road, exceeding the total in 75% of games (nine of 12).
  • Northern Arizona has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 4-2 (.667). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 1-1 (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Lumberjacks’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, scoring 71.4 points a contest compared to the 77.9 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Northern Arizona’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has allowed 71.8 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 71.5 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • Over their last 10 contests, the Lumberjacks are making 0.2 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.1 compared to 8.3 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (34.6% compared to 34.4% season-long).

Northern Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-5-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 9-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (125th in nation) 43.9 (203rd) 36.4 (23rd) 28.6 (51st) 15.5 (73rd) 9.7 (30th)

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Montana State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Montana State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .556 (5-4-0). On the road, it is .308 (4-9-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Bobcats games have finished over three of nine times at home (33.3%), and eight of 13 on the road (61.5%).

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Bobcats are posting 70.2 points per game, compared to their season average of 71.8.
  • In its last 10 games, Montana State is giving up 68.6 points per contest, compared to its season average of 70.0 points allowed.
  • The Bobcats are making 7.6 threes per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.0 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.6). In addition, they have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (33.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.4%).

Montana State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-5 (Home: 7-2; Away: 1-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (168th in nation) 43.7 (191st) 29.2 (328th) 32.0 (227th) 13.1 (235th) 9.8 (37th)
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