The Eagles will be trying to slam the Montana Grizzlies on Saturday when the teams tip off at Reese Court in college betting action.

Eastern Washington battles the Grizzlies, currently sitting with a 20-8 mark (10-12 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 6-12 for the Eagles and 8-13 for the Grizzlies.



View Montana vs Eastern Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Eagles as 8-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 84-rated Montana taking on the No. 239-rated Eagles in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 74-63 win for the Grizzlies on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Eastern Washington has the nation's No. 226-rated offensive output, at 67.4 PPG. The visiting Grizzlies defense ranks No. 21 allowing on average 60.7 PPG. The Eagles FG% has averaged 40.5% so far, less than the Grizzlies marksmen have achieved on the year, 46.7% per game.

Defensively, Montana features the nation's No. 55-rated defense on the road, allowing 65.9 points per game. Eastern Washington, meanwhile, comes in at No. 87 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Montana was an 85-84 Sportsbook on the road against Portland State. They failed to cover the 6.5–point spread as favorites. Will Cherry scored 24 points and added 10 assists for a double-double, leading Montana over Portland State, 85-84, on Thursday at Stott Center.

In their last action, Eastern Washington was a 60-56 loser at home against Montana State. They failed to cover the 4–point spread as favorites. Glen Dean scored 12 points in a futile effort to lead the Eagles to a win (they lost 60-56 to Montana State at Reese Court on Thursday).


Montana Grizzlies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
After playing Portland State are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Eastern Washington Eagles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Weber State are 5-5
After playing Montana State are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few Grizzlies at Eagles trends to consider:
Montana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Eastern Washingto
Montana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Eastern Washington's last 6 games when playing Montana
Eastern Washington is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Montana
Eastern Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montana
Eastern Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Eastern Washington at Weber State, Wednesday, March 2