NCAA Basketball betting line favors Eagles over Grizzlies

Montana GrizzliesEastern Washington Eagles
6-5January 09, 2014, 09:05 | Reese Court5-8


The visiting Montana Grizzlies hope to send their backers to the pay window on Thursday as they look to cover the spread at Reese Court against the Eastern Washington Eagles.

Supporters of the Grizzlies have watched them go 6-5 and 2-5 ATS on the year, while the Eagles are at 5-8 and 4-6 ATS. In totals betting, the Eagles are 5-4-1, while the Grizzlies have a 3-1 mark.

View Montana Grizzlies vs Eastern Washington Eagles Odds and Stats.

Bettors looking to back visiting Montana before tip-off in this one found them as 2-point underdogs over at Sportsbook earlier.

This game matches up the No. 262 (Eagles) and the No. 256 (Grizzlies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank.



In their last action, Montana was an 82-70 Sportsbook at home against Sacramento State. They failed to cover the 14-point spread as favorites. Montana got 20 points from Jordan Gregory en route to an 82-70 victory over Sacramento State on Saturday at Dahlberg Arena.

Last time out for Eastern Washington, they were an 83-72 loser as they battled Idaho State on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 1-point underdog. The Eagles endured an 83-72 loss at the hands of the Bengals on Saturday, despite a 19-point effort from Tyler Harvey at Holt Arena.

How They Match Up:
The game also pits Eastern Washington's No. 108-ranked offense, averaging 74.69 PPG, against a Grizzlies defense that ranks No. 169 at 71.45 PPG. The Eagles field goal percentage has averaged 44.58% so far, less than the Grizzlies marksmen have achieved on the year, 48.69% per game.

A few Grizzlies at Eagles trends to consider:
Montana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Montana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Montana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Washington
Montana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Eastern Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Eastern Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Eastern Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montana


Next up:
Montana at Portland State, Saturday, January 11th
Eastern Washington at Montana State, Saturday, January 11th
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