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Montana State Bobcats
73 – 66
FINAL Conference
Idaho Vandals
Big Sky Conference · Worthington Arena · February 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MTST -142 / IDHO +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +7 139 Won
Massey MTST -4.6 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (-6.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -4.1 (+2.9) 144.9 (-5.9) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -4.1 (+2.9) 145.5 (-6.5) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -3.9 (+3.1) 142.3 (-3.3) 68% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -3.8 (+3.2) 143.2 (-4.2) 66% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 9, 2026 IDHO 78 – 74 MTST
Jan 10, 2026 IDHO 92 – 89 MTST
Mar 4, 2025 MTST 75 – 60 IDHO
Jan 3, 2025 IDHO 69 – 64 MTST
Mar 1, 2024 MTST 62 – 48 IDHO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST IDHO
Overall 18-14 21-15
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 11-2 9-4
Away 6-11 7-9
Neutral 0-1 5-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 75.8
Avg Pts Against 73.5 74.1
Massey 1.7 (#142) 0.1 (#167)
Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#184) -0.14 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#158) -0.12 (#177)
RPI 0.495 (#193) 0.482 (#216)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST IDHO
FG% 44.7% 43.5%
3PT% 34.9% 34.7%
REB / G 33.0 34.9
OREB / G 10.0 9.9
AST / TO 0.96 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 52.1%
TOV% 15.8% 15.4%
ORB% 29.2% 27.9%
FT Rate 22.2% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 15.8%
DRB% 70.6% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 29.0%

Game Analysis

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