Montana vs. Montana State prediction: Why Montana State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Montana State will square off with Montana in men's college basketball action at Worthington Arena on Saturday, beginning at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Montana State as the most likely winner of the Montana vs. Montana State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Montana and Montana State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Montana State a 70% chance of beating Montana. Our predicted final score has Montana State winning 78-73.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Montana and Montana State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 150.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Montana vs. Montana State odds

We have researched 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 vs. Montana State 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: