Montana St Bobcats

Montana State’s Bobcats went 11-2 at home and 6-11 away in 2025-26, but covered 10 of 17 spreads on the road. Backing them to win away from home still lost 6.34 units over 17 priced games.

Losing and covering

Montana State played 17 road games in 2025-26, won 6 and covered the spread in 10. At home the Bobcats won 11 of 13 and covered 7 of 11 lined games. Over the season they covered 17 of 29, 58.6%; only 55 Division I teams covered more often, with one at the same rate.

The moneyline drew a different map. One unit on the Bobcats in each of 11 priced home games made 2.56 units; on the road, 17 priced games, it lost 6.34. Their only two underdog wins both came on the road: 82-71 at Montana at +114 and 73-68 at Northern Colorado at +124.

Favorite and underdog

As favorites the Bobcats went 13-5 and covered 11 of 18, and one unit a game made 1.84 units; only 59 teams made more. As underdogs they went 2-9 and lost 6.62 units over 11 priced games, though they covered 6 of those 11. The costliest favorite defeats came at home: 73-75 to Denver at -360 and 71-72 to Eastern Washington at -238.

The season

November opened 3-5 straight up, with 5 covers in 6 lined games and 4.41 units lost on the moneyline. The season finished 18-14, 4.78 units down over 29 priced games.

Big Sky opponents

Montana and Northern Colorado both lost twice to the Bobcats, who covered all four. Idaho won two of three, the last in the Big Sky tournament, and Montana State covered once. Weber State split the games but beat the number twice.

The total

Sixteen overs, 13 unders. Montana State scored 77.91 points a game and allowed 71.41.

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