South Dakota State vs. Montana line, odds: Football expert releases spread pick for FCS national championship game

The national title will be on the line when the No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits and No. 2 Montana Grizzlies collide in the FCS national championship game on Sunday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The Jackrabbits (14-0) are looking for their second straight national title and have won 28 straight games. Meanwhile the Grizzlies (13-1) will attempt to win the program's third national championship and first since 2001. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. The Jackrabbits are 12.5-point favorites in the latest South Dakota State vs. Montana odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 49.5. Before you make any Montana vs. South Dakota State picks or FCS predictions, you NEED to hear what football expert Emory Hunt Jr. has to say.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

In addition, Hunt is 46-31-3 (+1223) in his last 80 college football picks. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Hunt has locked in on South Dakota State vs. Montana from every angle and just locked in his picks and predictions.

Hunt knows that Jackrabbits quarterback Mark Gronowski has been one of the best players in the FCS this season. The junior from Naperville, Ill., leads the FCS in passing efficiency (182.7) and yards per pass attempt (10.08) while also ranking third in touchdown passes (28) this season. For his efforts this year he was named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which honors the national offensive player of the year in the FCS.

But Hunt also has taken into account that the Grizzlies have dominated the head-to-head series against South Dakota State. Montana is a perfect 8-0 against the Jackrabbits all-time. That includes a 2-0 record in the postseason.

Now, Hunt has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for South Dakota State vs. Montana. We can tell youhe's leaning Over the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.