Portland State vs. Montana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big Sky Tournament
10 March 2026

The No. 1 seed Portland State Vikings (20-10, 13-5 Big Sky) take on the No. 4 seed Montana Grizzlies (17-15, 10-8 Big Sky) as 1.5-point favorites in the Big Sky Tournament Tuesday at Idaho Central Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Both teams will look to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The point total for the matchup is 141.5.
In its most recent outing on Sunday, Portland State earned an 85-78 victory over Idaho State. Terri Miller Jr. scored a team-leading 31 points for Portland State in the win. Montana won its last outing 95-89 against Northern Colorado on Monday. Money Williams put up 40 points, seven rebounds and three assists for Montana.
Portland State vs. Montana Odds and Game Time
- When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho
- Spread favorite: Portland State -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Portland State -141
- Moneyline underdog: Montana +116
- Over/Under: 141.5 points
How to watch Portland State vs. Montana
- TV Channel: ESPNU
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Betting the Over/Under: Portland State vs. Montana
- Portland State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (141.5 points) 18 times this season.
- A total of 23 of Montana's games have ended with a combined score over 141.5 points this season.
- Together, the two teams combine for 154.5 points per game, 13.0 points more than the over/under of 141.5 for this matchup.
- This game's total is 3.2 fewer points than the 144.7 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
- Portland State has seen a 146.9 average over/under in its games this season, 5.4 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this contest is 10.8 points lower than the average over/under in Montana's games this season of 152.3.
Betting the Spread: Portland State vs. Montana
- Portland State has played 27 games, with 19 wins against the spread.
- So far this season, the Vikings have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more 18 times and are 13-5 ATS in those games.
- Montana is 14-13-0 against the spread this season.
- So far this season, the Grizzlies have been installed as underdogs by a 1.5-point margin or more 12 times and are 7-5 ATS in those matchups.
- Portland State is 7-4 against the spread, and 8-3 overall, at home.
- At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or more, Portland State is 7-4 ATS.
- Montana is 6-8 against the spread, and 5-9 overall, away from home.
- Away from home, Montana has one win ATS (1-3) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Portland State vs. Montana
- Portland State has entered the game as moneyline favorites 18 times this season and won 15, or 83.3%, of those games.
- The Vikings have entered 16 games this season favored by -141 or more and are 13-3 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.5% chance of a victory for Portland State.
- Montana has come away with four wins in the 11 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
- The Grizzlies have a win-loss record of 4-5 with odds of +116 or worse this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Montana has a 46.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
