Montana State vs. Eastern Washington Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Montana State Bobcats (8-7, 2-0 Big Sky) visit the Eastern Washington Eagles (2-12, 0-1 Big Sky) at Reese Court, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Bobcats are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 156.5 points.

Montana State won its last matchup 77-68 against Northern Arizona on Saturday. Jed Miller scored a team-high 22 points for Montana State in the win. Eastern Washington enters this matchup following an 84-81 loss to Idaho on Saturday. Kiree Huie scored 16 points in Eastern Washington's loss, leading the team.

Montana State vs. Eastern Washington Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Reese Court in Cheney, Washington
• Spread favorite: Montana State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Montana State -142
• Moneyline underdog: Eastern Washington +119
• Over/Under: 156.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Montana State vs. Eastern Washington

• This season, Montana State's games have gone over this game's 156.5-point total four times.
• In Eastern Washington's 13 games this season, eight finished with more combined points than Thursday's over/under of 156.5.
• The total for the contest of 156.5 is 0.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bobcats (79.4 points per game) and the Eagles (77.9 points per game).
• This matchup's point total is 0.6 fewer points than the 155.9 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for Montana State's games is 148.9 points, 7.6 fewer than the over/under of 156.5 set for this contest.
• Eastern Washington's games have an average over/under of 164.3 points this season, 7.8 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Montana State vs. Eastern Washington

• Montana State has eight wins against the spread in 12 games this season.
• The Bobcats have been favored by 2.5 points or more seven times this season and are 4-3 ATS in those games.
• In Eastern Washington's 13 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Eagles have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more 10 times this year and are 6-4 ATS in those contests.
• At home, Eastern Washington is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater.
• Montana State is 6-2 against the spread, and 2-6 overall, away from home.
• Montana State has two wins ATS (2-1) as 2.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Montana State vs. Eastern Washington

• Montana State has entered the game as moneyline favorites seven times this season and won five of those games.
• This season, the Bobcats have won four of their six games when favored by at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 58.7% chance of a victory for Montana State.
• Eastern Washington has been named as the moneyline underdog 11 times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Eagles have won all of their 10 games in which they were named as at least a +119 moneyline underdog.
• Eastern Washington has an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.