Half-time report
After a tough road loss in their last outing, Montana looks much better today on his home turf. They jumped out to an early 37-31 lead against Idaho.
If Montana continues to play like this, his record will go to 12-8 in no time. On the other hand, Idaho will have to settle for an 8-11 record unless they turn things around (and quickly).
Who’s playing
Idaho Vandals @ Montana Grizzlies
Current records: Idaho 8-10, Montana 11-8
How to watch
What you need to know
Idaho is 1-9 against Montana since January 2020, but they will have an opportunity to close the gap a bit on Monday. The two will face off in a Big Sky battle at 9 p.m. ET at Dahlberg Arena. The Vandals will strut after a win while the Grizzlies will stumble after a loss.
Idaho suffered a loss in their away game last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They won against Eastern Washington by a score of 83-76.
Idaho worked as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outscored their opponents in that department as Eastern Washington only posted nine.
Meanwhile, Montana suffered a dismal 86-61 loss to Idaho State on Saturday.
Idaho’s victory improved its record to 8-10. As for Montana, their loss ended a three-game road winning streak and dropped them to 11-8.
Idaho hopes to defy the odds on Monday as experts believe they are headed for a loss.
Idaho failed to finish off Montana in the teams’ last game on Jan. 4 and fell 73-71. Can Idaho avenge its defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll know soon enough.
Odds
Montana is a 4.5-point favorite over Idaho, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 4.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 149 points.
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History of the series
Montana has won 9 of its last 10 games against Idaho.
- January 4, 2025 – Montana 73 vs. Idaho 71
- March 2, 2024 – Montana 80 vs. Idaho 57
- February 1, 2024 – Montana 73 vs. Idaho 70
- February 27, 2023 – Montana 68 vs. Idaho 53
- December 31, 2022 – Montana 67 vs. Idaho 56
- February 17, 2022 – Idaho 82 vs. Montana 76
- January 27, 2022 – Montana 81 vs. Idaho 62
- March 10, 2021 – Montana 69 vs. Idaho 64
- February 8, 2020 – Montana 82 vs. Idaho 71
- January 18, 2020 – Montana 67 vs. Idaho 63
