Idaho Vandals vs Montana Grizzlies Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/11/26

Tonight’s final game takes us to the Big Sky championship, Starch Madness. The game features the Idaho Vandals vs the Montana Grizzlies, the #4 seed vs the #7 seed. This conference tournament has been wild so far, and the title game should be a fun one too. Montana took out top-seeded Portland State late last night. Idaho has bounced #2 Montana State and #3 Eastern Washington on consecutive nights. I like the way Idaho is playing right now, and the win over Eastern Washington was particularly impressive. The Vandals look like a team on a mission right now, and I will take the Vandals to win the Big Sky.

Montana won both regular season matchups, both close games. The statistical profiles of these teams are both similar too, and both KenPom and Torvik rank them close together. Right now though, I think Idaho is playing their best basketball. Last night, the Vandals did it with defense. Tonight, they will need to keep Montana out of the paint, and they will need to make more 3s than they give up. Both these teams excel outside the arc, and that is where they like to play. That is likely where this one will be decided. Give me the hottest team in the conference to punch their ticket.

Idaho vs Montana Prediction: Idaho -2.5 (-110) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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