Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Idaho Vandals
61 – 71
FINAL Conference
Montana State Bobcats
Big Sky Conference · Cowan Spectrum · February 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -10.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money IDHO +550 / MTST -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDHO win
Actual MTST +10 132 Lost
Massey MTST -10.6 (+0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.3 (-8.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -8.0 (-2.0) 139.4 (-7.4) 19% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -8.5 (-1.5) 138.8 (-6.8) 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -9.5 (-0.5) 140.7 (-8.7) 19% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -8.7 (-1.3) 139.2 (-7.2) 22% ✓

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 9, 2026 IDHO 78 – 74 MTST
Feb 6, 2026 MTST 73 – 66 IDHO
Jan 10, 2026 IDHO 92 – 89 MTST
Mar 4, 2025 MTST 75 – 60 IDHO
Jan 3, 2025 IDHO 69 – 64 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDHO MTST
Overall 1-21 13-10
Conference 1-17 8-6
Home 1-9 5-3
Away 0-11 6-6
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 61.0 71.1
Avg Pts Against 76.5 72.1
Massey -17.1 (#343) -4.1 (#234)
Bradley-Terry -3.79 (#346) -0.79 (#233)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.98 (#346) -1.11 (#248)
RPI 0.354 (#345) 0.466 (#230)
Shooting & Four Factors IDHO MTST
FG% 42.6% 44.0%
3PT% 33.7% 32.8%
REB / G 30.1 31.5
OREB / G 7.0 7.7
AST / TO 0.74 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 49.8%
TOV% 23.9% 17.7%
ORB% 21.9% 23.0%
FT Rate 21.2% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 19.1%
DRB% 70.4% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 29.0%

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