Montana State vs Portland State 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/11/2020 at 6:35 PM ET

Montana State vs Portland State 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Montana State Bobcats play the Portland State Vikings on Thursday in the second round of the Big Sky tournament at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Montana State completed its regular season with an overall record of 16-15 and 10-10 in the Big Sky following its 75-61 loss to Northern Colorado on Saturday in the regular season finale. Montana State lost four of its final six.

Harold Frey is the leader in scoring and assists for Montana State with averages of 16.6 points and 4.6 assists per game, while Jubrile Belo is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.Three players for Montana State are averaging double figures in scoring.

Portland State completed its regular season with an overall record of 18-14 and 12-8 in the Big Sky following a 76-72 victory on Saturday over Sacramento State. Holland Woods was the leading scorer for the Vikings with 22 points. Portland State finished its regular season strong, winning each of its final six games and was fourth in the final standings of the Big Sky.

Holland Woods is leading in scoring and assists for Portland State with averages of 17.7 points and 5.2 assists per game, while Sal Nuhu is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 10.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Matt Hauser is the second-leading scorer with an average of 14.4 points per game and one of three players for Portland State averaging double figures in scoring.

Portland State was unbeatable down the stretch as the Vikings were 6-0 straight up and 5-0-1 ATS over their final six games of the regular season. In contrast, Montana State was 2-4 SU and ATS over its final six games of the regular season. Portland State was also 2-0 SU and ATS in it's two meetings head-to-head with Montana State this season. Final Score Prediction, Portland State Vikings win and cover ATS 81-72.

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