The Montana State Bobcats (2-2) square off against the Wyoming Cowboys (2-1) at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. The game begins at 4:05 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 22.
The Bobcats enter this game hoping for similar success after topping San Jose State 81-69 on Friday. Marcus Colbert was the game’s leading scorer with 27 points on 8-for-13 shooting. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-67 win over New Mexico Highlands on Thursday. Josh Adams was the game’s top scorer, accounting for 26 points on 10-for-16 shooting.
Wyoming takes on Montana State as a six-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 139 points. The Bobcats come into this game 2-2 Straight Up (SU) and 2-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Bobcats are one of the best in Division I in terms of three-point field goals, making 8.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Across the court, it’s hard to argue with the ATS failures of Wyoming. The Cowboys are clearly doing something wrong with a 0-1 record ATS to go along with a 2-1 record SU so far. The Cowboys rarely make costly errors handling the ball. They have the 16th-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the country at 1.84.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Cowboys were winners, bringing their SU record to 9-1. However, with a 6-4 record, Montana State has the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Wyo, ATS Winner – Wyo, O/U – Over
Notes
Montana State is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games.
Montana State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Montana State is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games when playing Wyoming.
Montana State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wyoming.
With 69.8 possessions and 1.106 points per possession, the Montana State Bobcats perform worse on both metrics than the Wyoming Cowboys. Wyoming averages 71.4 possessions and 1.116 points per possession.
Wyoming has an average effective field goal percentage of 55.6%. Montana State is an even 1-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Montana State attempts 21.0 three pointers and Wyoming attempts 29.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Montana State Bobcats have a 1-2 record while the Wyoming Cowboys have a winning 2-1 record.
Montana State ranks 131st in offensive rebounds, while Wyoming ranks 37th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 14.0% when playing Montana State this season. Wyoming is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 14.0% or higher.
