Montana State vs. Northern Colorado Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The Montana State Bobcats (6-7, 0-0 Big Sky) host the Northern Colorado Bears (10-3, 0-0 Big Sky) at Worthington Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The Bears are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is 151.5.

Montana State is coming off of a 93-54 victory over Northwest (WA) in its most recent game on Monday. Patrick McMahon recorded 12 points, four rebounds and one assist for Montana State. Northern Colorado came out on top in its last matchup 86-81 against Colorado on Sunday. Quinn Denker's team-high 33 points paced Northern Colorado in the victory.

Montana State vs. Northern Colorado Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana
• Spread favorite: Montana State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Montana State -155
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Colorado +129
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Montana State vs. Northern Colorado

• Montana State and its opponents have combined to go over Thursday's total of 151.5 points four times this season.
• Seven of Northern Colorado's games have ended with a combined score higher than 151.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the game of 151.5 is 14.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bobcats (78.8 points per game) and the Bears (86.8 points per game).
• This matchup's over/under is 6.1 fewer points than the 145.4 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• Montana State has seen a 148.1 average over/under in its games this season, 3.4 less than the over/under in this contest.
• Northern Colorado's games have an average over/under of 163.0 points this season, 11.5 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Montana State vs. Northern Colorado

• In Montana State's 10 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Bobcats are 3-2 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• Northern Colorado has played 10 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• This season, the Bears have an ATS record of 3-0 in their three games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• Montana State has one win ATS (1-1) as a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, Northern Colorado is 5-1 overall and 6-0 against the spread.
• Northern Colorado is unbeaten ATS (3-0) as 2.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Montana State vs. Northern Colorado

• Montana State has been the moneyline favorite in five games this season and won three (60%) of those contests.
• The Bobcats have a record of 2-2 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -155 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Montana State has a 60.8% chance to win.
• Northern Colorado has been a moneyline underdog in three games this season and has come away with the win one time (33.3%) in those contests.
• This year, the Bears have won one of three games when listed as at least +129 or worse on the moneyline.
• Northern Colorado has an implied victory probability of 43.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Montana State vs. Northern Colorado

• Pick ATS: Northern Colorado (+ 2.5)
• Pick OU: Over (151.5)
  
• Prediction: Northern Colorado 80 - Montana State 76