Montana State at Utah State

Montana State had to go overtime in the opener to top Omaha at home and now heads out for its first road contest. They are off a .500 campaign, going 4-10 straight up on the road. Montana State is a guard-oriented squad that can get pushed around in the low post. Montana State is 28-53 ATS when the total is 140+, plus underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points are 32-67 ATS when facing teams that averaged 77+ points the previous season. Utah State is off a strong defensive performance in a close loss to Weber State, 65-59. The Aggies have the Mountain West Conference's best shooting duo in the backcourt in sophomores Koby McEwen and Sam Merrill. The pair of 6-4 guards shot 43.5 percent and 45.1 percent, respectively, from beyond the arc during league play. And Utah State is 62-41 ATS at home after a non-conference game. Play Utah State.