Eastern Washington Eagles vs Montana Grizzlies: Don Best Big Sky Tournament Odds & Insights for 3/12/2021

The No. 2 seed Eastern Washington Eagles (14-7) are favored by 7 points when they play the No. 6 seed Montana Grizzlies (14-12) in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals Friday at CenturyLink Arena, tipping off at 10:00 PM ET. A guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket is on the line as these teams look to claim the Big Sky championship.

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ATS Records for Eastern Washington and Montana

Eastern Washington Leaders

• Tanner Groves leads the Eagles in scoring, racking up 16.4 points per game.
• Tyler Robertson leads the team with 3.1 assists per game and Kim Aiken Jr. paces the squad with 8.3 rebounds per contest.
• Robertson averages 1.7 threes per game to lead the Eagles.
• Aiken grabs 1.3 steals and 1.0 block per game, both team-high averages.

Montana Leaders

• The Grizzlies leader in scoring is Robby Beasley III with 11.2 points per game. He also adds 2.3 rebounds per game and 0.8 assists per game.
• The Grizzlies leaders in rebounds and assists are Josh Bannan (5.7 rebounds per game) and Cameron Parker (4.6 assists per game).
• Beasley hits a team-high 1.6 three-pointers per game for the Grizzlies.
• Josh Vazquez leads the Eagles with 1.3 steals per game and Derrick Carter-Hollinger is their top shot blocker with 0.8 blocks per game.

Eastern Washington vs Montana: Last 6 Meetings

The Eagles and the Grizzlies have split their last six games 3-3. Neither team holds an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head meetings. The Eagles and the Grizzlies have a 2-2 ATS record.

Points Insights

• The Eagles put up 78.7 points per game, 12.1 more points than the 66.6 the Grizzlies give up.
• When Eastern Washington puts up more than 66.6 points, it is 13-5 overall and 14-0 against the spread.
• Montana has a 0-4 record against the spread and a 0-4 record overall when allowing more than 78.7 points.
• The Grizzlies average the exact same amount of points as the Eagles give up to opponents (71).
• When it scores more than 71 points, Montana is 3-0 against the spread and 7-5 overall.
• Eastern Washington has an ATS record of 8-2 and a 6-4 record overall when its opponents score more than 71 points.
• The Eagles have out-scored their opponents by a total of 160 points this season (7.7 points per game on average), and the Grizzlies have put up 116 more points than their opponents on the year (4.4 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Eagles and the Grizzlies are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 34 and 32.3 rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Eagles are 8-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Grizzlies are 3-7 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Eagles and the Grizzlies are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with both teams averaging 7.3 offensive rebounds per game.
• Rebounding has been a pillar for both teams this year. Eastern Washington records an average rebounding margin of +0.6 rebounds per game. Montana averages a margin of +0.8 rebounds.