He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Big Sky Conference · The Nest · January 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -2.5 Away covered
O/U 120.5 Over
Money SAC +150 / MONT -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual MONT +12 144 Lost
Massey SAC -2.8 (-14.8) — —
Massey Totals — 113.8 (+30.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -1.9 (-13.9) 124.5 (+19.5) 60% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -3.0 (-15.0) 126.7 (+17.3) 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAC -3.0 (-15.0) 126.9 (+17.1) 64% ✗
Baseline ML SAC -2.6 (-14.6) 126.0 (+18.0) 55% ✗

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 8-12 15-13
Conference 5-9 7-9
Home 5-3 8-4
Away 3-8 5-8
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 67.2
Avg Pts Against 73.9 69.3
Massey -1.4 (#189) -1.4 (#188)
Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#215) -1.59 (#291)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#203) -1.86 (#277)
RPI 0.456 (#231) 0.467 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC MONT
FG% 42.3% 41.8%
3PT% 40.5% 36.8%
REB / G 31.0 31.4
OREB / G 8.8 7.0
AST / TO 1.02 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 46.7%
TOV% 16.0% 20.5%
ORB% 25.9% 22.2%
FT Rate 20.8% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 23.9% 19.1%
DRB% 73.5% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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