#699 ASA FREE PLAY ON Northern Colorado +6 over Montana State, Saturday at 6 PM ET - This is a much bigger game for Northern Colorado. A win here and they finish in 2nd place in the Big Sky tied with the winner of the Southern Utah vs Weber State game. Montana State, on the other hand, has already clinched the conference title and the #1 seed in the Big Sky tourney starting next week. The Bears have proven they can get it done on the road with a 7-2 record in conference play. The top 6 teams in this conference are Montana State, Weber State, Southern Utah, Northern Colorado, Eastern Washington, and Montana. The Bears are 5-0 SU on the road vs those teams with only 1 remaining and that’s tonight @ Montana State. They have a positive point differential of +5.5 PPG on the road in conference play. They just topped Montana on the road Thursday night and now make the short trip (200 miles) to Bozeman to face State 2 days later. That’s an EASY scheduling spot comparted to what Montana State has faced this week. The Bobcats already played Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday of this week so this will be their 4th game in 7 days. They just clinched the conference title on Thursday night so a letdown is in order. MSU is a solid 8-1 SU at home in Big Sky play but most of their wins have been tight with 6 of those 8 coming by 7 points or less. Northern Colorado can score points averaging a league high 81 PPG. They rank #1 in the conference in offensive efficiency, eFG%, 2 point FG%, and 3 point FG%. Laying 6 here is too many and we’ll grab the points.