Many will argue that Sacramento St. is the worst team in the Big Sky Conference and while that may have been the case a couple weeks ago, the Hornets have leaped over Eastern Washington with two wins in their last three games. The Eagles meanwhile have dropped seven straight games and are currently in last place in the conference. They are 4-5 at home this season with one of those wins coming against Sacramento St. which is certainly far from impressive. The other three wins are even worse as they came against Seattle, an Independent team, as well as two non-Division I teams, Division III Whitman and NAIA Walla Walla. The Eagles also own two road wins, one against 282nd ranked Texas-Arlington and the other against Montana St. Can you say payback? Montana St. is certainly no prize but the Bobcats are currently in fourth place in the Big Sky with two losses against first place Weber St. and another at second place Northern Colorado.

Their next three conference games are all against teams below them in the standings and while finishing in second place isn't likely which comes with a first round bye in the conference tournament, Montana St. is only one win away from clinching a spot in the tournament. Holding onto fourth place means a first round home game so the stretch coming in is very important. The Bobcats are 4-8 on the road this season and while none of those wins were quality victories, they came against teams that compare to Eastern Washington and the revenge factor will no doubt play a part here tonight. The Bobcats have advantages in every pertinent statistical category with the exception of free throw shooting but that difference is minimal and it equates to only one fewer point scored from the line. Montana St. is positive in both shooting percentage and three point shooting percentage while the Eagles are -8.2 percent in shooting margin including -7.3 percent from long range. Eastern Washington is allowing opponents to shoot 49.1 percent from the floor and that is 334th in the country. It is also allowing foes to hit 40.1 percent from behind the arc and that is an even worse 341st in the nation.

Montana St.'s offense isn't great but it is ranked a respectable 120th in shooting and 88th in three-point shooting. The Bobcats also have an assist/turnover ratio above the breakeven points while the Eagles are below that point. Over the last five games, Montana St. is +0.25 in ratio margin while Eastern Washington is -0.12 in ratio margin. Eastern Washington is 2-9 ATS this season coming off a road game while the Bobcats are 15-3 ATS in their last 18 games coming off losses in two of their last three games. They are also 4-0 ATS in their last four road games against teams with a losing home record while the Eagles are 0-6 ATS in their last six home games against teams with a losing road record. Revenge will be sweet tonight. 3* Montana St. Bobcats