The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks'(12-22) battle the'Montana State Bobcats'(24-9) in the Big Sky Tournament championship game Wednesday. Tip from Idaho Central Arena is scheduled for 11:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Northern Arizona vs. Montana State'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Northern Arizona edged past Eastern Washington 81-80 as a 7.5-point underdog Sunday in the first round of the Big Sky tournament and took down Montana 83-71 Tuesday as a 5.5-point underdog to advance to the championship. The Lumberjacks are 6-4 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10 games to improve to 19-12-1 ATS this season.
Montana State beat Northern Colorado 84-7 as an 8.5-point favorite Sunday in its opener and beat Weber State 60-58 in overtime on Tuesday but failed to cover as a 5.5-point favorite as it advanced to the championship. The Bobcats are just 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games but are 19-11-1 ATS on the season.
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