Who's Playing

Northern Colorado @ Montana

Current Records: Northern Colorado 7-14; Montana 10-12

What to Know

The Montana Grizzlies will be returning home after a two-game road trip. Montana and the Northern Colorado Bears will face off in a Big Sky battle at 9 p.m. ET Thursday at Dahlberg Arena. The Grizzlies have the odds in their favor, so they'll need to guard against complacency.

Even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Montana beat the Portland State Vikings 73-67 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Northern Colorado came up short against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Saturday, falling 83-73.

Montana's win brought them up to 10-12 while Northern Colorado's loss pulled them down to 7-14. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Grizzlies are 348th worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 10.2 on average. The Bears have experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the game with the 348th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 10.4 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 9 p.m. ET
  • Where: Dahlberg Arena -- Missoula, Montana
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $19.00

Odds

The Grizzlies are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Bears, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Grizzlies as a 6-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Montana have won eight out of their last 15 games against Northern Colorado.

  • Jan 07, 2023 - Montana 79 vs. Northern Colorado 74
  • Mar 03, 2022 - Northern Colorado 75 vs. Montana 66
  • Dec 04, 2021 - Northern Colorado 78 vs. Montana 75
  • Jan 04, 2021 - Montana 56 vs. Northern Colorado 54
  • Jan 02, 2021 - Northern Colorado 64 vs. Montana 62
  • Mar 05, 2020 - Northern Colorado 71 vs. Montana 64
  • Jan 04, 2020 - Northern Colorado 74 vs. Montana 66
  • Feb 25, 2019 - Northern Colorado 74 vs. Montana 72
  • Jan 12, 2019 - Montana 88 vs. Northern Colorado 64
  • Mar 09, 2018 - Montana 91 vs. Northern Colorado 89
  • Feb 01, 2018 - Montana 88 vs. Northern Colorado 79
  • Jan 06, 2018 - Montana 89 vs. Northern Colorado 80
  • Jan 12, 2017 - Montana 89 vs. Northern Colorado 68
  • Mar 05, 2016 - Northern Colorado 78 vs. Montana 72
  • Jan 14, 2016 - Montana 73 vs. Northern Colorado 66