I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Idaho State Bengals
76 – 68
FINAL Conference
Idaho Vandals
Big Sky Conference · Reed Gym · January 16, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IDST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money IDST -125 / IDHO +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDST win
Actual IDST +8 144 Won
Massey IDST -5.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IDST -3.6 (+4.4) 146.0 (-2.0) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDST -3.9 (+4.1) 147.4 (-3.4) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IDST -3.7 (+4.3) 146.3 (-2.3) 66% ✓
Baseline ML IDST -3.0 (+5.0) 147.5 (-3.5) 64% ✓

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 14, 2026 IDHO 99 – 69 IDST
Feb 28, 2025 IDST 69 – 65 IDHO
Feb 1, 2025 IDST 87 – 71 IDHO
Feb 17, 2024 IDHO 55 – 53 IDST
Jan 19, 2024 IDST 64 – 59 IDHO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDST IDHO
Overall 13-20 21-15
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 8-6 9-4
Away 3-12 7-9
Neutral 2-2 5-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 75.8
Avg Pts Against 77.6 74.1
Massey 1.2 (#148) -0.4 (#170)
Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#202) 0.07 (#166)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.32 (#193) -0.01 (#169)
RPI 0.473 (#223) 0.483 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors IDST IDHO
FG% 46.6% 42.9%
3PT% 36.5% 35.4%
REB / G 32.0 35.0
OREB / G 10.8 10.9
AST / TO 1.02 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 51.8%
TOV% 18.7% 15.4%
ORB% 34.8% 30.5%
FT Rate 29.6% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 15.8%
DRB% 67.3% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.3% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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