Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Northern Colorado Bears
83 – 91
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Montana Grizzlies
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNCO -2.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money UNCO -150 / MONT +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCO win
Actual MONT +8 174 Lost
Massey UNCO -3.5 (-11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 155.3 (+18.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNCO -2.3 (-10.3) 148.2 (+25.8) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCO -1.8 (-9.8) 146.2 (+27.8) 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNCO -1.4 (-9.4) 148.6 (+25.4) 60% ✗
Baseline ML UNCO -1.7 (-9.7) 148.0 (+26.0) 59% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 9, 2026 MONT 95 – 89 UNCO
Mar 3, 2026 UNCO 85 – 57 MONT
Jan 3, 2026 MONT 88 – 79 UNCO
Feb 7, 2025 MONT 86 – 78 UNCO
Jan 11, 2025 UNCO 81 – 57 MONT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCO MONT
Overall 25-10 25-10
Conference 15-3 15-3
Home 13-2 15-1
Away 9-7 7-8
Neutral 3-1 3-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 75.2
Avg Pts Against 74.5 75.0
Massey 3.1 (#120) -0.4 (#165)
Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#116) 0.83 (#101)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#114) 0.66 (#122)
RPI 0.539 (#104) 0.573 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCO MONT
FG% 50.1% 49.2%
3PT% 36.4% 36.0%
REB / G 34.0 30.8
OREB / G 7.9 6.8
AST / TO 1.39 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 55.9%
TOV% 15.9% 16.3%
ORB% 25.2% 22.5%
FT Rate 24.1% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 15.6%
DRB% 77.8% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 23.3%

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