We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Northern Colorado Bears
72 – 45
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Montana State Bobcats
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNCO -5.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money UNCO -230 / MTST +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCO win
Actual UNCO +27 117 Won
Massey UNCO -2.9 (+24.1) — —
Massey Totals — 149.7 (-32.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCO -3.2 (+23.8) 144.6 (-27.6) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCO -2.7 (+24.3) 143.2 (-26.2) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCO -2.3 (+24.7) 145.3 (-28.3) 70% ✓
Baseline ML UNCO -2.9 (+24.1) 146.1 (-29.1) 69% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 20, 2026 MTST 73 – 68 UNCO
Jan 2, 2026 MTST 89 – 75 UNCO
Feb 9, 2025 UNCO 73 – 66 MTST
Jan 10, 2025 UNCO 83 – 82 MTST
Feb 9, 2024 UNCO 73 – 70 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCO MTST
Overall 25-10 15-18
Conference 15-3 9-9
Home 13-2 11-3
Away 9-7 3-14
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 70.7
Avg Pts Against 74.5 70.7
Massey 2.4 (#125) -0.5 (#166)
Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#119) -0.63 (#230)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#120) -0.50 (#204)
RPI 0.536 (#103) 0.478 (#226)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCO MTST
FG% 50.1% 46.1%
3PT% 36.5% 34.8%
REB / G 33.7 30.8
OREB / G 7.8 6.6
AST / TO 1.40 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 53.6%
TOV% 15.8% 15.3%
ORB% 24.9% 20.9%
FT Rate 24.1% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 15.3%
DRB% 77.6% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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