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Montana State Bobcats
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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%
Efficiency Plus ML MTST -2.5 (-6.5) 143.4 (+8.6) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -3.1 (-7.1) 140.1 (+11.9) 62%
Baseline ML MTST -3.3 (-7.3) 142.5 (+9.5) 60%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -2.8 (-6.8) 143.4 (+8.6) 62%

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 7366 IDHO
Jan 10, 2026 IDHO 9289 MTST
Mar 4, 2025 MTST 7560 IDHO
Jan 3, 2025 IDHO 6964 MTST
Mar 1, 2024 MTST 6248 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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