I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Montana State Bobcats
74 71
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Sacramento State Hornets
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money MTST -213 / SAC +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +3 145 Won
Massey MTST -4.9 (-1.9)
Massey Totals 134.5 (+10.5)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 77%
Efficiency Plus ML MTST -4.5 (-1.5) 136.7 (+8.3) 66%
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -4.3 (-1.3) 136.2 (+8.8) 72%
Baseline ML MTST -3.8 (-0.8) 135.9 (+9.1) 69%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -3.8 (-0.8) 136.3 (+8.7) 71%

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 28, 2026 MTST 8261 SAC
Jan 30, 2026 SAC 8380 MTST
Mar 1, 2025 MTST 8760 SAC
Jan 31, 2025 MTST 7058 SAC
Feb 25, 2024 SAC 6663 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST SAC
Overall 17-18 10-24
Conference 9-9 4-14
Home 10-7 6-8
Away 4-10 2-13
Neutral 3-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 64.2
Avg Pts Against 74.8 71.3
Massey -3.7 (#234) -8.7 (#308)
Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#222) -1.33 (#298)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#214) -1.74 (#305)
RPI 0.468 (#250) 0.432 (#306)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST SAC
FG% 46.1% 42.0%
3PT% 36.6% 32.0%
REB / G 29.6 34.0
OREB / G 6.5 11.1
AST / TO 1.06 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 48.7%
TOV% 17.1% 23.1%
ORB% 20.2% 34.4%
FT Rate 22.9% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 15.5%
DRB% 71.0% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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