North Dakota State vs. Montana State FCS Championship Game Betting Preview

The North Dakota State vs. Montana State betting line had the Bobcats favored by -3.5 early and that number has since dropped to -3.  Greater than 90% of the cash was coming in on the Montana State spread overnight Sunday.

Montana State (15-0) is looking for its first national title since 1940. North Dakota State (13-2) has won nine championships in its previous 10 trips from Fargo to Frisco.

It's the same starting quarterbacks for Montana State and North Dakota State three years later in another FCS title game.  Montana native Tommy Mellott will be starting for the Bobcats and Cam Miller for NDSU.

Montana State comes into this game undefeated.

In the era with a transfer portal and lucrative NIL deals — only one of the four remaining College Football Playoff quarterbacks is with his original school — Mellott and Miller remained in place and will close out their college careers by going against each other for a national championship Monday night.

“It is poetic that they both led their teams to this game,” Montana State coach Brent Vigen said.

“I think it speaks to both of our characters,” said Miller, who will make his 54th consecutive start for North Dakota State. “It speaks to the programs that we both play at.”

Sagarin detects an overlay here as they have this one a PICK'EM.  This typically bodes well for the underdog.

Comparables

• Penn State +3.5 Oregon (Oregon 1.95 Overlay) 75% of the action on Oregon. - Favorite covers.
• Ohio State -3.5 Penn State (Overlay) - Favorite covers.
• Boise State -3/-3.5 UNLV (Boise State 1.45 Overlay) - Favorite covers.
• FSU +3/+3/5 Duke (Duke 0.15 Overlay) - Favorite covers.
• California +3 to +3.5 Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh 4.83 Overlay) - Dog covers.
• Ohio State -4 to -3 Oregon (Ohio State 2.53 Overlay) - Dog covers.

Game Props

 Defensive or special teams TD scored

yes

+182

no

-257

Time of First Score O/U 6 (mins elapsed)

Under(6)

-189

Over(6)

+141

Any Team to Score 40+ Points

yes

+172

no

-239

Team to Score Last

MOS

-124

NDS

-107

First score of Game is Touchdown

yes

-358

no

+227

Will there be Overtime

yes

+800

no

-2000

3 Straight Scores by Either Team

yes

-345

no

+241

Will there be a Scoreless Quarter

yes

+351

no

-556

Team to Score First

MOS

-132

NDS

-102