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Big Sky Conference · Reed Gym · February 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money IDST -110 / MONT -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDST win
Actual IDST +4 142 Won
Massey MONT -0.8 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 149.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -0.6 (+4.6) 144.8 (-2.8) 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -0.4 (+4.4) 143.0 (-1.0) 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -0.2 (+4.2) 144.9 (-2.9) 43% ✗
Baseline ML MONT -0.7 (+4.7) 146.5 (-4.5) 41% ✗

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 24, 2026 MONT 69 – 60 IDST
Feb 14, 2025 MONT 81 – 68 IDST
Jan 19, 2025 IDST 86 – 62 MONT
Mar 13, 2024 MONT 72 – 58 IDST
Mar 5, 2024 MONT 79 – 65 IDST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDST MONT
Overall 13-20 18-16
Conference 5-13 10-8
Home 8-6 11-6
Away 3-12 5-9
Neutral 2-2 2-1
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 75.7
Avg Pts Against 77.6 77.6
Massey -3.9 (#231) -0.2 (#167)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#278) -0.24 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#263) -0.20 (#180)
RPI 0.442 (#293) 0.493 (#199)
Shooting & Four Factors IDST MONT
FG% 44.9% 48.7%
3PT% 34.2% 37.0%
REB / G 31.5 33.0
OREB / G 10.2 6.7
AST / TO 1.03 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 56.3%
TOV% 17.5% 20.0%
ORB% 32.7% 22.5%
FT Rate 29.1% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 15.0%
DRB% 70.0% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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