Montana at Northern Colorado

A showdown between the top two teams in the Big Sky. Montana is 12-1 at home but 3-7 on the road. The defense is not a strong point ranked eighth in the 10-team conference in points given up (74 per game) and ninth in shooting allowed (.458). Last month, Montana lost at home to Northern Colorado, 81-57, as a favorite. Montana is on a 17-23 straight-up run on the road. Northern Colorado is No. 1 in the conference in scoring (81.8 points per game), shooting (.486), and 3-point shooting (.358). Northern Colorado has won 11 of its last 12 and is on a 21-4 run at home. Play Northern Colorado on the moneyline.