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Idaho Vandals
65 – 69
FINAL Conference
Idaho State Bengals
Big Sky Conference · ICCU Arena · February 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IDHO -1.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money IDHO -125 / IDST +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDHO win
Actual IDST +4 134 Lost
Massey IDST -0.0 (-4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (-14.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IDHO -0.3 (-4.3) 145.8 (-11.8) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDST -1.3 (-2.7) 144.6 (-10.6) 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IDST -0.3 (-3.7) 146.8 (-12.8) 47% ✓
Baseline ML IDHO -0.1 (-4.1) 148.5 (-14.5) 51% ✗

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 14, 2026 IDHO 99 – 69 IDST
Jan 16, 2026 IDST 76 – 68 IDHO
Feb 1, 2025 IDST 87 – 71 IDHO
Feb 17, 2024 IDHO 55 – 53 IDST
Jan 19, 2024 IDST 64 – 59 IDHO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDHO IDST
Overall 14-19 15-15
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 8-6 10-4
Away 5-11 5-10
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 76.6 72.1
Massey -5.4 (#252) -2.2 (#203)
Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#257) -0.91 (#253)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#259) -0.90 (#239)
RPI 0.450 (#273) 0.444 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors IDHO IDST
FG% 44.4% 42.3%
3PT% 35.4% 32.5%
REB / G 31.9 37.0
OREB / G 9.6 13.4
AST / TO 0.99 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 48.4%
TOV% 18.2% 17.0%
ORB% 29.1% 38.1%
FT Rate 26.1% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 17.5%
DRB% 67.4% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 24.1%

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