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Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · March 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -8.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money MONT -450 / IDST +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +14 144 Won
Massey MONT -9.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (+0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -9.5 (+4.5) 145.4 (-1.4) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -8.2 (+5.8) 140.6 (+3.4) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -9.8 (+4.2) 146.6 (-2.6) 82% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -8.9 (+5.1) 146.3 (-2.3) 83% ✓

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 20, 2026 IDST 73 – 69 MONT
Jan 24, 2026 MONT 69 – 60 IDST
Feb 14, 2025 MONT 81 – 68 IDST
Jan 19, 2025 IDST 86 – 62 MONT
Mar 13, 2024 MONT 72 – 58 IDST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT IDST
Overall 24-12 14-20
Conference 12-6 7-11
Home 13-3 8-5
Away 8-7 4-13
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 69.4
Avg Pts Against 72.5 71.8
Massey 1.0 (#154) -4.9 (#260)
Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#129) -1.07 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#146) -1.11 (#270)
RPI 0.541 (#106) 0.427 (#315)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT IDST
FG% 47.2% 45.8%
3PT% 36.2% 32.4%
REB / G 33.4 31.1
OREB / G 8.3 9.6
AST / TO 1.48 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 51.7%
TOV% 14.5% 17.3%
ORB% 25.9% 29.9%
FT Rate 22.8% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 18.4%
DRB% 75.4% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 25.5%

Game Analysis

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