Montana hosts Northern Arizona following Moody's 26-point game

Published Feb. 4, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-17, 2-8 Big Sky) at Montana Grizzlies (11-12, 5-6 Big Sky)

Missoula, Montana; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Montana -7; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: Montana faces the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Aanen Moody scored 26 points in Montana's 69-67 win against the Northern Colorado Bears.

The Grizzlies have gone 7-4 at home. Montana averages 10.8 turnovers per game and is 5- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Lumberjacks are 2-8 in Big Sky play. Northern Arizona is eighth in the Big Sky scoring 26.6 points per game in the paint led by Carson Towt averaging 4.7.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Bannan is scoring 15.5 points per game with 8.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Grizzlies. Moody is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games for Montana.

Jalen Cole is averaging 17.6 points for the Lumberjacks. Xavier Fuller is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games for Northern Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 67.2 points, 28.3 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game.

Lumberjacks: 2-8, averaging 68.2 points, 28.8 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 4.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.