Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Idaho Vandals
71 – 73
FINAL Conference
Montana Grizzlies
Big Sky Conference · ICCU Arena · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -2.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money IDHO +120 / MONT -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDHO win
Actual MONT +2 144 Lost
Massey IDHO -0.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 156.1 (-12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IDHO -0.2 (-2.2) 148.9 (-4.9) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDHO -0.1 (-2.1) 147.9 (-3.9) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IDHO -1.3 (-3.3) 148.7 (-4.7) 56% ✗
Baseline ML IDHO -0.8 (-2.8) 149.9 (-5.9) 53% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 IDHO 77 – 66 MONT
Feb 7, 2026 MONT 73 – 68 IDHO
Jan 9, 2026 MONT 79 – 73 IDHO
Mar 12, 2025 MONT 78 – 55 IDHO
Jan 21, 2025 MONT 72 – 67 IDHO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDHO MONT
Overall 14-19 25-10
Conference 8-10 15-3
Home 8-6 15-1
Away 5-11 7-8
Neutral 1-2 3-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 75.2
Avg Pts Against 76.6 75.0
Massey -4.3 (#240) -0.7 (#172)
Bradley-Terry -0.63 (#229) 0.77 (#108)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.74 (#224) 0.94 (#112)
RPI 0.476 (#209) 0.557 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors IDHO MONT
FG% 44.4% 46.4%
3PT% 37.0% 30.7%
REB / G 33.5 30.9
OREB / G 10.2 7.7
AST / TO 0.93 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 52.5%
TOV% 20.3% 17.9%
ORB% 30.2% 23.8%
FT Rate 20.8% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 15.2%
DRB% 67.0% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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