Montana State vs. Northern Colorado prediction: Northern Colorado favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/19/2026]

Northern Colorado and Montana State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Bank of Colorado Arena on Monday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Northern Colorado as the most likely winner of the Montana State vs. Northern Colorado game.

This article offers further insights into Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Montana State vs. Northern Colorado prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball matchup between Montana State and Northern Colorado 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Northern Colorado a 56% chance of defeating Montana State. Our predicted final score has Northern Colorado winning 78-76.

According to our model, Northern Colorado (-2.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Montana State vs. Northern Colorado odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Montana State vs. Northern Colorado picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: