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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -3.9 (-0.9) 136.7 (+8.3) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -3.7 (-0.7) 135.9 (+9.1) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -3.6 (-0.6) 136.4 (+8.6) 66% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -3.4 (-0.4) 136.3 (+8.7) 64% ✓

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 82 – 61 SAC
Jan 30, 2026 SAC 83 – 80 MTST
Mar 1, 2025 MTST 87 – 60 SAC
Jan 31, 2025 MTST 70 – 58 SAC
Feb 25, 2024 SAC 66 – 63 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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