We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Big Sky Conference · Reese Court · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread EWU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 161.5 Under
Money EWU -125 / MONT +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total EWU win
Actual EWU +1 131 Won
Massey MONT -0.2 (+1.2)
Massey Totals 167.3 (-36.3)
Bradley-Terry 11%
Weighted B-T 9%
Efficiency Plus ML MONT -0.4 (+1.4) 157.1 (-26.1) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -2.6 (+3.6) 155.4 (-24.4) 38%
Baseline ML MONT -1.9 (+2.9) 154.9 (-23.9) 42%
Baseline Plus ML MONT -2.3 (+3.3) 156.9 (-25.9) 46%

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 6, 2026 EWU 8274 MONT
Mar 4, 2025 MONT 8372 EWU
Jan 3, 2025 MONT 9281 EWU
Mar 1, 2024 EWU 8979 MONT
Feb 4, 2024 EWU 7865 MONT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EWU MONT
Overall 14-19 18-16
Conference 11-7 10-8
Home 8-4 11-6
Away 5-13 5-9
Neutral 1-2 2-1
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 75.7
Avg Pts Against 79.2 77.6
Massey -5.1 (#243) -1.2 (#185)
Bradley-Terry -2.53 (#338) 0.22 (#157)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.83 (#326) 0.13 (#159)
RPI 0.395 (#339) 0.509 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors EWU MONT
FG% 44.9% 47.4%
3PT% 33.2% 36.6%
REB / G 32.3 33.5
OREB / G 11.8 7.0
AST / TO 0.95 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 55.3%
TOV% 18.8% 20.0%
ORB% 32.7% 22.0%
FT Rate 22.5% 31.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 59.6% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 14.4%
DRB% 66.0% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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