The 2023 NCAA Tournament continues with a battle between the No. 3 Kansas State Wildcats and the No. 14 Montana State Bobcats at 9:40 p.m. ET on Friday. Kansas State is favored by 8.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 139.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any Montana State vs. Kansas State picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters the 2023 NCAA Tournament 79-53 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning nearly $1,300 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Montana State has elite traits on offense. The Bobcats are in the top five of the country in free throw rate, and Montana State is No. 2 with 17.8 free throws made per game. Montana State is also in the top five nationally in avoiding blocked shots, with only 5.5% of attempts rejected this season. The model also knows Kansas State is a top-20 defensive team in the country by efficiency. The Wildcats hold opponents to 30.1% shooting from 3-point range and 48.8% from 2-point range. Kansas State also creates a turnover on more than one-fifth of defensive possessions.

Now, it has set its sights on Montana State vs. Kansas State. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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