We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · January 26, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -3.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money MONT -175 / MTST +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +7 147 Won
Massey MTST -0.1 (+7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (+1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -0.7 (+6.3) 142.3 (+4.7) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -1.1 (+5.9) 141.7 (+5.3) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -0.8 (+6.2) 141.9 (+5.1) 56% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -0.8 (+6.2) 140.9 (+6.1) 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 15, 2026 MTST 82 – 71 MONT
Jan 18, 2026 MTST 76 – 67 MONT
Feb 23, 2025 MONT 89 – 85 MTST
Mar 14, 2024 MTST 85 – 70 MONT
Feb 18, 2024 MONT 88 – 69 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT MTST
Overall 25-10 15-18
Conference 15-3 9-9
Home 15-1 11-3
Away 7-8 3-14
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 70.7
Avg Pts Against 75.0 70.7
Massey -4.1 (#233) -0.6 (#173)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#150) -0.86 (#244)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#177) -0.56 (#212)
RPI 0.538 (#109) 0.451 (#257)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT MTST
FG% 45.8% 44.3%
3PT% 32.9% 34.6%
REB / G 30.7 30.7
OREB / G 7.5 7.2
AST / TO 1.10 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 51.9%
TOV% 17.3% 15.4%
ORB% 22.9% 21.5%
FT Rate 24.7% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 16.1%
DRB% 68.5% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 26.6%

Game Analysis

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