And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -6.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money MONT -300 / MTST +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +19 157 Won
Massey MONT -8.5 (+10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (+10.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -7.5 (+11.5) 148.1 (+8.9) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -6.7 (+12.3) 143.0 (+14.0) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -6.9 (+12.1) 146.6 (+10.4) 78% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -6.4 (+12.6) 146.8 (+10.2) 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

Feb 15, 2026 MTST 82 – 71 MONT
Jan 18, 2026 MTST 76 – 67 MONT
Feb 23, 2025 MONT 89 – 85 MTST
Jan 26, 2025 MONT 77 – 70 MTST
Mar 14, 2024 MTST 85 – 70 MONT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT MTST
Overall 24-12 17-18
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 13-3 10-7
Away 8-7 4-10
Neutral 3-2 3-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 73.9
Avg Pts Against 72.5 74.8
Massey 0.8 (#151) -4.3 (#247)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#134) -0.64 (#237)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#146) -0.79 (#240)
RPI 0.531 (#123) 0.459 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT MTST
FG% 46.7% 45.4%
3PT% 34.6% 35.3%
REB / G 33.3 29.5
OREB / G 8.3 6.6
AST / TO 1.49 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.6%
TOV% 14.1% 17.1%
ORB% 25.2% 20.1%
FT Rate 21.5% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 18.6%
DRB% 75.3% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 28.1%

Game Analysis

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