I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Big Sky Conference · The Nest · January 27, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SAC -1.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Money SAC -120 / MONT +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual SAC +19 115 Won
Massey SAC -1.7 (+17.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.9 (-17.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAC -0.8 (+18.2) 133.5 (-18.5) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -0.6 (+18.4) 130.6 (-15.6) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -1.9 (+17.1) 133.7 (-18.7) 58% ✓
Baseline ML SAC -0.6 (+18.4) 134.1 (-19.1) 58% ✓

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 27, 2026 MONT 81 – 73 SAC
Feb 1, 2026 SAC 86 – 79 MONT
Feb 28, 2025 MONT 60 – 54 SAC
Feb 1, 2025 MONT 87 – 59 SAC
Feb 23, 2024 MONT 68 – 61 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAC MONT
Overall 14-18 17-14
Conference 7-11 10-7
Home 9-4 8-4
Away 5-10 6-9
Neutral 0-4 3-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 69.5
Avg Pts Against 69.2 68.8
Massey -1.2 (#196) 0.6 (#159)
Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#182) -0.53 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#187) -0.26 (#200)
RPI 0.498 (#178) 0.471 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC MONT
FG% 44.5% 45.4%
3PT% 36.3% 35.4%
REB / G 35.8 31.4
OREB / G 10.7 7.5
AST / TO 0.96 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 52.7%
TOV% 21.0% 17.6%
ORB% 31.8% 24.4%
FT Rate 19.6% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 15.7%
DRB% 74.2% 77.5%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 34.4%

Game Analysis

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