Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Big Sky Conference · The Nest · February 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money SAC +290 / MONT -380
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual MONT +6 114 Lost
Massey MONT -7.2 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (-28.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -7.7 (+1.7) 138.9 (-24.9) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -7.3 (+1.3) 139.1 (-25.1) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -7.4 (+1.4) 140.0 (-26.0) 22% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -7.1 (+1.1) 141.8 (-27.8) 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

Feb 27, 2026 MONT 81 – 73 SAC
Feb 1, 2026 SAC 86 – 79 MONT
Feb 1, 2025 MONT 87 – 59 SAC
Feb 23, 2024 MONT 68 – 61 SAC
Jan 28, 2024 MONT 70 – 67 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAC MONT
Overall 7-25 25-10
Conference 3-15 15-3
Home 5-11 15-1
Away 2-13 7-8
Neutral 0-1 3-1
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 75.2
Avg Pts Against 73.4 75.0
Massey -11.5 (#335) -1.1 (#175)
Bradley-Terry -2.47 (#349) 0.91 (#95)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.20 (#354) 0.67 (#117)
RPI 0.382 (#354) 0.566 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC MONT
FG% 41.2% 49.3%
3PT% 32.0% 36.9%
REB / G 32.9 30.0
OREB / G 9.6 7.0
AST / TO 0.86 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 56.1%
TOV% 20.7% 16.1%
ORB% 27.7% 23.1%
FT Rate 22.0% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 15.7%
DRB% 71.8% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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