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Big Sky Conference · Worthington Arena · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -6.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money MTST -250 / MONT +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +4 140 Won
Massey MTST -6.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 129.6 (+10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -5.5 (-1.5) 132.5 (+7.5) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -6.1 (-2.1) 130.3 (+9.7) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -5.1 (-1.1) 132.5 (+7.5) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -5.6 (-1.6) 132.8 (+7.2) 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 15, 2026 MTST 82 – 71 MONT
Jan 18, 2026 MTST 76 – 67 MONT
Feb 23, 2025 MONT 89 – 85 MTST
Jan 26, 2025 MONT 77 – 70 MTST
Mar 14, 2024 MTST 85 – 70 MONT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST MONT
Overall 25-10 17-14
Conference 15-3 10-7
Home 12-1 8-4
Away 10-5 6-9
Neutral 3-4 3-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.8 69.5
Avg Pts Against 67.2 68.8
Massey 3.4 (#117) 0.5 (#159)
Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#117) -0.01 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#116) 0.11 (#164)
RPI 0.547 (#95) 0.516 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST MONT
FG% 45.7% 45.8%
3PT% 31.0% 37.7%
REB / G 32.0 30.5
OREB / G 8.0 7.3
AST / TO 1.01 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 53.4%
TOV% 18.1% 17.2%
ORB% 25.6% 24.1%
FT Rate 29.4% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 15.6%
DRB% 74.1% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 28.1%

Game Analysis

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