An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 3-seed Kansas State Wildcats (23-9) take the court against the No. 14 seed Montana State Bobcats (25-9) on Friday at Greensboro Coliseum. The contest starts at TBA.
The Wildcats are a 9.5-point favorite against the Bobcats when the Wildcats and the Bobcats meet. The game features an over/under of 140.5.
Kansas State is 21-11-0 against the spread, while Montana State’s ATS record this season is 18-11-3. The Wildcats are 16-16-0 and the Bobcats are 14-18-0 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams score an average of 149.7 points per game, 9.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 games, Kansas State is 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall while Montana State has gone 4-5-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is what you need to know about Friday’s college basketball action.