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 State Bengals
60 – 80
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Montana State Bobcats
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 10, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money IDST +100 / MTST -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDST win
Actual MTST +20 140 Lost
Massey MTST -0.5 (-19.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.7 (+1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IDST -0.3 (-20.3) 138.8 (+1.2) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDST -0.2 (-20.2) 137.2 (+2.8) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IDST -0.2 (-20.2) 139.4 (+0.6) 53% ✗
Baseline ML IDST -0.2 (-20.2) 140.9 (-0.9) 52% ✗

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 21, 2026 IDST 91 – 76 MTST
Jan 23, 2026 MTST 74 – 62 IDST
Feb 16, 2025 MTST 74 – 69 IDST
Jan 17, 2025 IDST 70 – 67 MTST
Jan 23, 2024 MTST 77 – 70 IDST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDST MTST
Overall 15-15 15-18
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 10-4 11-3
Away 5-10 3-14
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 70.7
Avg Pts Against 72.1 70.7
Massey -1.6 (#191) -1.1 (#177)
Bradley-Terry -0.80 (#243) -0.72 (#237)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.75 (#226) -0.62 (#212)
RPI 0.457 (#268) 0.472 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors IDST MTST
FG% 42.4% 45.6%
3PT% 31.6% 34.6%
REB / G 37.2 30.8
OREB / G 13.6 6.8
AST / TO 1.12 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 53.0%
TOV% 16.4% 15.1%
ORB% 38.4% 21.1%
FT Rate 25.9% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 15.2%
DRB% 73.7% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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