The Bears hope to be lousy hosts on Wednesday as the Montana Grizzlies pay a visit to Butler-Hancock Pavilion on the college basketball betting menu.

This game is part of the Big Sky Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings.

Supporters of the Grizzlies have watched them go 21-9 and 11-13 ATS on the year, while the Bears are at 20-10 and 9-11-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Bears are 13-7, while the Grizzlies have a 8-15 mark.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Bears sit at No. 69 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Grizzlies sit at No. 79 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Grizzlies will win this game 74-73.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Northern Colorado's No. 116-rated squad against Montana's No. 162-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Northern Colorado rates No. 35 in the country with 7.9 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 321 nationally with 4.6 per match.

Defensively, Montana features the nation's No. 48-rated defense on the road, allowing 65.4 points per game. Northern Colorado, meanwhile, comes in at No. 120 nationally in scoring at home.

Montana was a 57-40 Sportsbook in their most recent outing against Weber State. They covered the 3–point spread as favorites.

Last time out for Northern Colorado, they were a 73-70 Sportsbook as they battled Northern Arizona. They failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point favorite.


Montana Grizzlies Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
After playing Weber State are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Northern Colorado Bears Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-4
After playing Northern Arizona are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

A few Grizzlies at Bears trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montana's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Northern Colorado
Montana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Northern Colorado
Montana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Northern Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Montana
Northern Colorado is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Montana