I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Big Sky Conference · The Nest · January 29, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money SAC +170 / MTST -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual MTST +7 137 Lost
Massey MTST -0.8 (-6.2) — —
Massey Totals — 128.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MTST -0.4 (-6.6) 131.0 (+6.0) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -1.6 (-5.4) 130.8 (+6.2) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -0.0 (-7.0) 131.4 (+5.6) 50% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -0.5 (-6.5) 132.4 (+4.6) 42% ✓

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
Mar 13, 2024 MTST 74 – 71 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAC MTST
Overall 14-18 25-10
Conference 7-11 15-3
Home 9-4 12-1
Away 5-10 10-5
Neutral 0-4 3-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 70.8
Avg Pts Against 69.2 67.2
Massey -0.5 (#178) 3.8 (#112)
Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#173) 0.53 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#168) 0.73 (#124)
RPI 0.502 (#170) 0.532 (#121)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC MTST
FG% 44.8% 45.9%
3PT% 36.3% 31.2%
REB / G 35.7 32.8
OREB / G 10.8 7.9
AST / TO 0.99 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 51.5%
TOV% 20.9% 18.7%
ORB% 32.6% 25.0%
FT Rate 19.2% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 19.7%
DRB% 74.3% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 16.0% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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