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Montana State Bobcats
75 81
FINAL Conference
Idaho Vandals
Big Sky Conference · Worthington Arena · February 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -8.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money MTST -400 / IDHO +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual IDHO +6 156 Lost
Massey MTST -9.7 (-15.7)
Massey Totals 140.5 (+15.5)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 92%
Efficiency Plus ML MTST -10.5 (-16.5) 140.8 (+15.2) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -7.7 (-13.7) 140.1 (+15.9) 79%
Baseline ML MTST -7.2 (-13.2) 141.7 (+14.3) 77%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -8.3 (-14.3) 143.1 (+12.9) 77%

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 7874 MTST
Feb 6, 2026 MTST 7366 IDHO
Jan 10, 2026 IDHO 9289 MTST
Mar 4, 2025 MTST 7560 IDHO
Jan 3, 2025 IDHO 6964 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST IDHO
Overall 17-18 11-21
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 10-7 6-10
Away 4-10 4-10
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 73.9 66.2
Avg Pts Against 74.8 72.8
Massey -3.4 (#230) -9.7 (#316)
Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#202) -1.62 (#316)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#206) -2.18 (#321)
RPI 0.471 (#227) 0.402 (#331)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST IDHO
FG% 45.8% 42.5%
3PT% 34.1% 33.8%
REB / G 29.6 30.7
OREB / G 6.5 7.7
AST / TO 1.00 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 49.5%
TOV% 17.3% 16.3%
ORB% 20.1% 22.4%
FT Rate 24.4% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 16.6%
DRB% 71.8% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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