The Montana Grizzlies (8-5, 1-1 Big Sky) will be attempting to continue a seven-game home winning run when squaring off against the Idaho State Bengals (2-9, 0-2 Big Sky) on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Dahlberg Arena. It airs at 9:00 PM ET.
Montana lost to Santa Clara 79-64 on the road last time out, led by Derrick Carter-Hollinger (17 PTS, 55.6 FG%) and Robby Beasley (9 PTS, 27.3 FG%, 3-6 from 3PT). In its most recent game, Idaho State lost on the road to UCSB, 56-43. Its top performers were Tarik Cool (11 PTS, 33.3 FG%) and Brayden Parker (9 PTS, 2 BLK, 50.0 FG%).
The Grizzlies got a team-high 18 points out of Beasley on the way to a 59-58 victory over Robert Ford (18 points) and the Bengals in their last matchup on February 27, 2021.
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Thursday, December 30, 2021
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Location: Missoula, Montana
- Arena: Dahlberg Arena
- Spread: Montana -10
- Total: 122
- Moneyline: Montana, Idaho State
Montana player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bannan | 13 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Robby Beasley | 13 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Brandon Whitney | 10 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Cameron Parker | 13 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Derrick Carter-Hollinger | 13 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Idaho State player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ford | 9 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Tarik Cool | 11 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Brayden Parker | 11 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Austin Smellie | 11 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Malik Porter | 11 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Montana stats
- The Grizzlies are averaging 73.2 points, 5.4 more than the Bengals give up.
- Montana is 6-2 when tallying more than 67.8 points.
- The Grizzlies are averaging 33.4 rebounds, 2.5 more than the Bengals’ average.
- Montana is 4-0 overall when it finishes with more rebounds. Idaho State is 0-8 when it falls short on the boards.
- The Grizzlies are shooting 44.6% from the field this year, 2.6% lower than the Bengals concede.
- Montana has a 4-1 straight-up record when shooting better than 47.2% from the field.
Betting on Montana
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Grizzlies’ implied win probability is 0.0%.
- Montana is 9-1-0 against the spread this year.
- The Grizzlies covered the spread in their only game when favoured by 10 points or more.
- The Grizzlies and their opponents have scored an average of 133.7 points per game in 2021, 11.7 more than Thursday’s total.
