Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Dahlberg Arena · November 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -8.0 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money MONT -365 / NDSU +285
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual NDSU +9 147 Lost
Massey MONT -13.8 (-22.8)
Massey Totals 138.0 (+9.0)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML MONT -6.4 (-15.4) 138.8 (+8.2) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -8.1 (-17.1) 140.2 (+6.8) 78%
Baseline ML MONT -9.3 (-18.3) 140.4 (+6.6) 81%
Baseline Plus ML MONT -9.3 (-18.3) 136.9 (+10.1) 74%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 4, 2025 NDSU 8172 MONT
Jan 4, 2024 MONT 9686 NDSU
Dec 11, 2022 MONT 8275 NDSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT NDSU
Overall 24-12 15-17
Conference 12-6 8-8
Home 13-3 10-4
Away 8-7 5-11
Neutral 3-2 0-2
Last 5 1-1 1-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 75.2 71.9
Avg Pts Against 72.5 76.3
Massey 2.2 (#134) -2.4 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 1.00 (#94) -0.33 (#202)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.71 (#83) -0.84 (#229)
RPI 0.812 (#13) 0.478 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT NDSU
FG% 43.9% 39.9%
3PT% 31.6% 41.8%
REB / G 29.5 35.0
OREB / G 7.0 14.0
AST / TO 1.25 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 46.3%
TOV% 12.2% 21.7%
ORB% 20.6% 35.6%
FT Rate 23.7% 15.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 56.7%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 19.3%
DRB% 66.2% 62.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 16.8%

Game Analysis

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