Halftime Report
Portland State fell flat on their face against N. Colorado last Saturday, but memory of that harsh loss doesn’t seem to have tripped them up today. Portland State has a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Montana 42-31.
Portland State came into the matchup with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Who’s Playing
Montana Grizzlies @ Portland State Vikings
Current Records: Montana 13-6, Portland State 11-8
How To Watch
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Big Sky matchup on schedule as the Montana Grizzlies and the Portland State Vikings are set to tip at 10:00 p.m. ET on January 25th at The Viking Pavilion. Portland State does have the home-court advantage, but Montana is expected to win by five points.
Montana entered their tilt with Weber State with two consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with three. The Grizzlies strolled past the Wildcats with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 77-62. Winning is a bit easier when your shooting is a whole 16.2% better than the opposition, as Montana’s was.
Meanwhile, Portland State managed to keep up with N. Colorado until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Vikings were dealt a punishing 90-61 defeat at the hands of the Bears. Portland State has not had much luck with N. Colorado recently, as the team’s come up short the last four times they’ve met.
Portland State struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve managed all season.
The Grizzlies are on a roll lately: they’ve won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for the Vikings, they bumped their record down to 11-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Thursday’s matchup is shaping up to be a blowout: Montana just can’t miss this season, having made 48.8% of their shots per game. It’s a different story for Portland State, though, as they’ve only made 41.2% of their shots per game this season. Given Montana’s sizeable advantage in that area, Portland State will need to find a way to close that gap.
Montana was able to grind out a solid win over Portland State in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, winning 73-67. Does Montana have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portland State turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
Montana is a 5-point favorite against Portland State, 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 5.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 148 points.
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Series History
Montana has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Portland State.
- Jan 28, 2023 – Montana 73 vs. Portland State 67
- Feb 12, 2022 – Montana 85 vs. Portland State 76
- Jan 20, 2022 – Montana 66 vs. Portland State 64
- Feb 06, 2021 – Portland State 61 vs. Montana 56
- Feb 04, 2021 – Montana 70 vs. Portland State 64
- Jan 30, 2020 – Portland State 88 vs. Montana 81
- Jan 13, 2020 – Montana 85 vs. Portland State 70
- Mar 07, 2019 – Portland State 81 vs. Montana 69
- Jan 05, 2019 – Portland State 77 vs. Montana 74
- Feb 08, 2018 – Montana 80 vs. Portland State 60
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