Montana State meets EWU in Big Sky finals
March 13, 2021 GMT
Big Sky Conference Tourney Championship, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Montana State and Eastern Washington are prepared to match up in the Championship of the Big Sky tournament. In the regular season, Eastern Washington won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last played each other on Feb. 13, when the Eagles outshot Montana State 51.7 percent to 46 percent and hit nine more 3-pointers en route to an 85-69 victory.
SAVVY VETERANS: Senior leadership could play a big role in the outcome of this game. Tanner Groves, Kim Aiken Jr. and Jacob Davison have combined to account for 48 percent of Eastern Washington’s scoring this season. For Montana State, Amin Adamu, Xavier Bishop and Abdul Mohamed have combined to account for 47 percent of the team’s total scoring, including 52 percent of all Bobcats points over their last five.ACCURATE AMIN: Adamu has connected on 38.2 perc
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Montana State, Southern Utah meet in Big Sky semis
March 12, 2021 GMT
Big Sky Conference Tourney Semifinals, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the Big Sky championship game is on the line as Montana State and Southern Utah are set to square off. Southern Utah earned a 91-83 win over Northern Colorado in its most recent game, while Montana State won 71-63 against Idaho State in its last outing.
SUPER SENIORS: Montana State’s Amin Adamu, Xavier Bishop and Abdul Mohamed have combined to account for 46 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 49 percent of all Bobcats points over the last five games.
The No. 5 seed
Montana State Bobcats (11-9) are favored by in the Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals when they play the No. 4 seed
Idaho State Bengals (13-10) Thursday at CenturyLink Arena, starting at 4:00 PM ET. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 11, 2021, 2:10 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Montana State is under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 6-11-1
The Bobcats have a losing record against the spread when favored by at least 2 points, going 2-6-1 this season.
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