Van,
I can tell you this is a good Weber Team. They are 19-5 and rolling. I had them larger than usual the other night at -2' and they won by 3.....YES!
I will not play them near as huge as the other night, BUT, will be on them for sure. They are undefeated in the Big Sky and the class of this conference. At this short price I think they are clearly worth the play. The only thing that scares me a bit is they are on the road and I thought this line should have been 8-9. It is good that is is much lower but I proceed with caution. Here is a little info from another site.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Worthington Arena (7,250)-- Bozeman, Montana.
Television: None. Home Record: Weber State 9-0, Montana State 8-3. Away
Record: Weber State 6-4, Montana State 3-9. Neutral Record: Weber State 4-1,
Montana State 0-0. Conference Record: Weber State 9-0, Montana State 5-5.
Series Record: Weber State leads, 61-27.
GAME NOTES: The Weber State Wildcats shoot for their 11th straight victory
tonight, when they take on the Montana State Bobcats in Big Sky Conference
action. The Wildcats are 19-5 on the season and a perfect 9-0 in the BSC,
including a narrow 75-72 victory over Montana on Thursday. It was the 10th
consecutive win for Weber State, which has not lost a contest since January
3rd. As for Montana State, it won its second straight game and its third in
its last four outings with a 73-65 triumph over Idaho State on Thursday. The
Bobcats are now at .500 in the conference with a 5-5 mark and are one win away
from the same on the season as it stands at 11-12. Most of the team's success
this season has come at Worthington Arena, where the Bobcats have compiled an
8-3 mark. Weber State leads the all-time series between the two teams, 61-27,
including a 78-70 victory over the Bobcats earlier this season.
Slobodan Ocokoljic recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points on 10-
of-13 shooting from the field and 12 rebounds, to lead Weber State to a 75-72
victory over Montana. The Wildcats received other strong performances in the
win from Jermaine Boyette with 16 points and Nic Sparrow who tallied 13. Both
teams shot well in the game, with Weber State connecting on 51.0 percent of
its field goal attempts and Montana 53.8 percent of its shots. The Wildcats
held a 20-9 advantage in free-throw points, while Montana owned a 29-26 edge
in rebounds. Boyette leads Weber State, and the Big Sky Conference for that
matter, in scoring with 20.0 ppg on a respectable 55.0 percent shooting from
the field. Ocokoljic is the team's top rebounder with 8.1 rpg in addition to
netting 15.4 ppg. John Hamilton chips in 11.6 ppg for the Wildcats, who are
averaging a solid 72.4 ppg on 47.1 percent shooting from the field this
season.
Montana State is led on the season by the duo of Pete Conway and Jason
Erickson, both of whom make significant contributions to the Bobcats' average
of 65.6 ppg on 45.1 percent shooting from the field. Conway is turning in 14.4
ppg while connecting on a respectable 42.8 percent of his tries from three-
point land. As for Erickson, he is outshooting Conway from behind the arc,
hitting on 43.7 percent of his attempts, but is second in scoring with 11.4
ppg. In the team's last contest, Montana State connected on 47.8 percent from
the field and held Idaho State to just 39.3 percent shooting in a 73-65
victory. The Bobcats held a 25-13 advantage in free-throw points in the game,
but were outrebounded, 38-34. Calvin Ento led Montana State with 14 points on
5-of-9 shooting from the floor, coming off the bench. Frank Brown also came
off the bench and added 13 points on the strength of 7-of-12 free-throw
shooting. Casey Reynolds added 11 points and seven rebounds, while the duo of
Conway and Erickson chipped in 10 points apiece in the winning effort.
Weber State has been on a tear and enters tonight's game as one of the hottest
teams in the country. Montana State has been up and down all season, but has
been showing some signs of consistency over the last couple of weeks. The
Wildcats simply have too many weapons for the Bobcats to handle and should be
able to remain perfect in the BSC with a win tonight.
Good Luch whatever you choose. I will be on them!
