College hoops betting interest focuses on the Northern Arizona vs Montana State battle Saturday at Walkup Skydome as the Lumberjacks look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

Northern Arizona will face the 7-8 Bobcats, who own a 5-6 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Lumberjacks are 7-6 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Bobcats are 9-2 favoring the OVER.



View Montana State vs Northern Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Bobcats are listed as 1-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 326 (Lumberjacks) and the No. 279 (Bobcats) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 69-62 result in favor of the Bobcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Northern Arizona's No. 288-ranked offense, averaging 62.2 PPG, against a Bobcats defense that ranks No. 276 at 71.8 PPG. The Lumberjacks field goal percentage has averaged 40.8% so far, less than the Bobcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 43% per game.

Defensively, Montana State features the nation's No. 179-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.2 points per game. Northern Arizona, meanwhile, comes in at No. 267 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Montana State was a 63-49 loser on the road against Weber State. They failed to cover the 13-point spread as underdogs. The Bobcats got 12 points from Jeff Budinich, but it was Weber State that prevailed in a 63-49 final on Thursday at Dee Events Center.

Northern Arizona lost its last outing, a 78-53 result against Montana on January 12. They failed to cover in that game as a 7-point underdog. Northern Arizona was crushed on Thursday, getting blown out by Montana and falling by a 78-53 score at Walkup Skydome.


Montana State Bobcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Sacramento State are 5-5
After playing Weber State are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Weber State are 8-2
After playing Montana are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few Bobcats at Lumberjacks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montana State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Northern Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montana State's last 8 games on the road
Montana State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Montana State is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Northern Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montana State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Montana State
Northern Arizona is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home


Next up:
Montana State home to Sacramento State, Thursday, January 19
Northern Arizona at Weber State, Thursday, January 19