I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Montana Grizzlies
95 – 89
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Northern Colorado Bears
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNCO -4.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money MONT +154 / UNCO -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +6 184 Won
Massey UNCO -3.3 (+9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (+29.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNCO -3.7 (+9.7) 146.2 (+37.8) 35% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCO -3.2 (+9.2) 146.8 (+37.2) 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNCO -3.4 (+9.4) 149.1 (+34.9) 34% ✗
Baseline ML UNCO -3.5 (+9.5) 146.9 (+37.1) 31% ✗

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 3, 2026 UNCO 85 – 57 MONT
Jan 3, 2026 MONT 88 – 79 UNCO
Mar 13, 2025 MONT 91 – 83 UNCO
Feb 7, 2025 MONT 86 – 78 UNCO
Jan 11, 2025 UNCO 81 – 57 MONT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT UNCO
Overall 18-16 20-12
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 11-6 11-3
Away 5-9 8-7
Neutral 2-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 80.8
Avg Pts Against 77.6 78.1
Massey -1.6 (#193) 1.6 (#139)
Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#214) 0.06 (#160)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#196) 0.21 (#149)
RPI 0.494 (#199) 0.506 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT UNCO
FG% 48.2% 48.6%
3PT% 36.7% 35.1%
REB / G 32.5 36.1
OREB / G 6.4 8.9
AST / TO 1.07 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 55.9%
TOV% 19.7% 15.8%
ORB% 21.3% 27.2%
FT Rate 27.6% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 12.4%
DRB% 70.6% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 29.2%

Game Analysis

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