UC Riverside vs. Montana State Predictions - December 18

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The UC Riverside Highlanders (7-4) will host the Montana State Bobcats (5-6) after winning four straight home games.

Wednesday's matchup between the Highlanders and the Bobcats features the Highlanders as 2.5-point favorites. The game's point total is 143.5.

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UC Riverside vs. Montana State Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
  • Game time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Riverside, California
  • Arena: SRC Arena
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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UC Riverside vs. Montana State Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: UC Riverside (-2.5)
  • Moneyline: UC Riverside (-158), Montana State (+128)
  • Total: 143.5 points

Pick ATS:UC Riverside (-2.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (143.5)
  • Prediction: UC Riverside 75, Montana State 71

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UC Riverside vs. Montana State Comparison

UC Riverside Rank UC Riverside Stat Montana State Stat Montana State Rank
253rd 72.2 Points Scored 74.7 211th
194th 71.5 Points Allowed 69.1 128th
243rd 13.1 Assists 15 125th
129th 11 Turnovers 10.3 69th
300th 42.2% Field Goal % 45.2% 184th
229th 43.9% Field Goal % Allowed 42.2% 139th

UC Riverside Key Players

  • The Highlanders leader in points and assists is Barrington Hargress, who puts up 19.2 points per game to go with 3.9 assists.
  • Joel Armotrading leads UC Riverside in rebounding, pulling down 5.9 rebounds per game while also scoring 7 points a contest.
  • Hargress leads the Highlanders in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.
  • Hargress is UC Riverside's leader in steals, averaging 1.1 steals per game, while Armotrading leads them in blocks with 1.1 per contest.

Montana State Key Players

  • Brandon Walker is at the top of the Bobcats scoring leaderboard with 14.3 points per game. Walker also collects 4.7 rebounds and racks up 1.9 assists per game.
  • The Montana State leaders in rebounding and assists are Agbonkpolo with 5.5 rebounds per game (also adding 11.5 points and 0.5 assists per game) and Jabe Mullins with 3.5 assists per game (also tacking on 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game).
  • Brian Goracke is reliable from deep and leads the Bobcats with 2.1 made threes per game.
  • Mullins is at the top of the Montana State steals and blocks leaderboards with 1.5 steals per game and 0.5 blocks per game.

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