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Big Sky Conference · The Nest · December 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -5.5 Away covered
O/U 131.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual MONT +7 123 Lost
Massey SAC -6.6 (-13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 137.5 (-14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -2.4 (-9.4) 134.9 (-11.9) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -1.6 (-8.6) 138.7 (-15.7) 62% ✗
Baseline ML SAC -1.8 (-8.8) 138.3 (-15.3) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAC -2.4 (-9.4) 138.5 (-15.5) 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

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 11-18 18-14
Conference 6-14 11-9
Home 6-8 14-3
Away 4-9 4-10
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 64.5 69.4
Avg Pts Against 71.2 69.7
Massey -8.7 (#317) -9.1 (#320)
Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#192) -0.42 (#220)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#194) 0.08 (#182)
RPI 0.545 (#113) 0.473 (#217)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC MONT
FG% 36.8% 39.4%
3PT% 27.1% 34.1%
REB / G 31.2 26.2
OREB / G 7.6 5.0
AST / TO 0.74 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.2% 46.2%
TOV% 17.2% 14.6%
ORB% 18.8% 14.4%
FT Rate 20.3% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 20.8%
DRB% 67.8% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 34.7% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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