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Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -5.5 Away covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money MONT -250 / SAC +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +2 146 Won
Massey MONT -7.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 129.6 (+16.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -6.3 (-4.3) 130.3 (+15.7) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -5.2 (-3.2) 129.7 (+16.3) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -5.5 (-3.5) 130.8 (+15.2) 72% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -5.5 (-3.5) 131.8 (+14.2) 76% ✓

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 MONT SAC
Overall 17-14 14-18
Conference 10-7 7-11
Home 8-4 9-4
Away 6-9 5-10
Neutral 3-1 0-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.5 66.1
Avg Pts Against 68.8 69.2
Massey 0.7 (#158) -3.2 (#221)
Bradley-Terry -0.05 (#175) -0.68 (#242)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#165) -0.80 (#238)
RPI 0.514 (#150) 0.472 (#238)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT SAC
FG% 45.9% 43.7%
3PT% 37.7% 34.9%
REB / G 30.2 35.3
OREB / G 7.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.11 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 50.0%
TOV% 17.4% 20.5%
ORB% 23.9% 33.3%
FT Rate 23.1% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 14.5%
DRB% 74.7% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.6% 18.5%

Game Analysis

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