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

Montana State and Northern Colorado will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Worthington Arena on New Year's Day, with tipoff at 9:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Northern Colorado and Montana State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Montana State a 62% chance of beating Northern Colorado. Our predicted final score has Montana State winning 76-73.

According to our model, Montana State (-2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Northern Colorado vs. Montana State 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.

Northern Colorado 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: