You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
Montana State Bobcats
74 – 78
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Idaho Vandals
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IDHO -1.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money MTST -102 / IDHO -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual IDHO +4 152 Lost
Massey MTST -1.8 (-5.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (+8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MTST -1.8 (-5.8) 142.6 (+9.4) 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -1.5 (-5.5) 142.1 (+9.9) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -1.6 (-5.6) 140.0 (+12.0) 56% ✗
Baseline ML MTST -1.8 (-5.8) 142.0 (+10.0) 56% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2026 MTST 73 – 66 IDHO
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 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 75.8
Avg Pts Against 73.5 74.1
Massey 2.3 (#128) 0.5 (#157)
Bradley-Terry -0.07 (#171) -0.33 (#206)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#145) -0.31 (#193)
RPI 0.514 (#145) 0.482 (#225)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST IDHO
FG% 45.6% 43.3%
3PT% 35.8% 35.0%
REB / G 32.2 36.3
OREB / G 9.1 10.7
AST / TO 1.04 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 51.7%
TOV% 15.0% 15.5%
ORB% 27.3% 29.5%
FT Rate 23.0% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 15.3%
DRB% 71.4% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 30.0%

Game Analysis

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