Portland State Vikings vs Montana Grizzlies Prediction, 3/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland State Vikings vs Montana Grizzlies

Date: Monday, March 11, 2024

Location: Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Portland State Vikings (17-14) are headed to Idaho Central Arena on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Montana Grizzlies (21-10).

The Portland State Vikings faced off with Idaho and walked away with a win by a score of 72-57 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Vikings ended up walking away with 17 and Idaho finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They made 8 of 20 tries from downtown. Idaho finished the game shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Idaho snagged 23 rebounds (1 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Idaho doled out 12 assists and had 1 steal for the contest. Concerning defense, Portland State allowed 46.3% from the field on 19 out of 41 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Vikings knocked down 13 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 54.2%. Portland State ended with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 of 60) and knocked down 7 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

KJ Allen is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played for 32 mins played and grabbed 10 boards. He racked up 27 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Portland State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-14 so far this year. They have an average of 71.6 points per contest (240th in college hoops) while connecting on 41.5% from the field. The Vikings are hitting 32.4% on three-point attempts (231 of 713) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland State is collecting 36.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 375 dimes for the season, which is 276th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Vikings are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They rank 272nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 433 relinquished so far this season. The Vikings are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.2% (790 of 1,786) and they concede 37.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 35.3% on shots from distance and they are 158th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.4).

When they last played, the Montana Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 79-65 when they faced Idaho State. When talking about team rebounding, Montana permitted Idaho State to snag 30 overall (12 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from distance by connecting on 2 out of 10 and ended up shooting 15 of 25 from the charity stripe (60.0%). The Grizzlies allowed Idaho State to convert 24 of 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.1% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Grizzlies ended up shooting 32 for 53 from the field which had them sitting at 60.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Montana knocked down 5 of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Idaho State had 17 fouls for this contest which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Grizzlies were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for this contest.

Aanen Moody ended up being important for the Grizzlies in this game. He made 10 out of 16 for the game for a rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He had 22 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the contest.

Montana has a record of 21-10 on the year. The Grizzlies have committed 16.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.1 times per game (63rd in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.8 times per contest. Montana has accounted for 2,396 pts for the season (77.3 per contest) and they pull down 34.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Grizzlies are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in D-1.

The Grizzlies are ranked 154th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.3. They are able to force 9.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (242nd in D-1). The Montana defense allows 34.5% on 3-point attempts (194 of 562) and their opposition knocks down 72.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.5 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 71st and 39th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Montana

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