The San Francisco Dons hope to be lousy hosts on Friday as the Montana Grizzlies pay a visit to War Memorial Gymnasium on the college basketball betting menu.

The Dons bring a 3-1 record (2-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 3-2 Grizzlies, who are 2-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed San Francisco go 0-1 so far and the Grizzlies go 0-0-1.



View Montana vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
San Francisco opened as 4-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook total as well at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Dons at No. 102 and the Grizzlies at No. 134 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 76-67 result in favor of the Dons.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Grizzlies is ranked No. 334 in NCAA hoops at 29 per game. Contrast that with San Francisco’s No. 41 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, San Francisco is the No. 87-ranked team in the country at 7.2 per game, while Montana rates No. 53 at 7.8 per game.

Defensively, Montana features the nation's No. 227-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.3 points per game. San Francisco, meanwhile, comes in at No. 197 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Montana was an 85-60 loser on the road against BYU. They failed to cover the 10.5-point spread as underdogs. Montana was run off the court by the Cougars on Wednesday as BYU routed them 85-60 at EnergySolutions Arena.

In their last action, San Francisco was a 79-59 Sportsbook at home against Columbia. They covered the 2.5-point spread as favorites. The battle between the Dons and Lions didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Columbia was handed a 79-59 defeat on Saturday at War Memorial Gymnasium.


Montana Grizzlies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Carroll are 0-1
After a loss are 8-2

San Francisco Dons Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing St. John's are 0-2
After a win are 6-4

A few Grizzlies at Dons trends to consider:
Montana is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
San Francisco is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home


Next up:
Montana home to Carroll, Saturday, December 8
San Francisco home to St. John's, Tuesday, December 4