We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big Sky Conference · Worthington Arena · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money MTST -245 / MONT +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +9 143 Won
Massey MTST -6.5 (+2.5)
Massey Totals 149.3 (-6.3)
Bradley-Terry 62%
Weighted B-T 63%
Efficiency Plus ML MTST -4.3 (+4.7) 147.6 (-4.6) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -4.5 (+4.5) 145.0 (-2.0) 71%
Baseline ML MTST -4.6 (+4.4) 145.4 (-2.4) 69%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -5.5 (+3.5) 146.1 (-3.1) 74%

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 15, 2026 MTST 8271 MONT
Feb 23, 2025 MONT 8985 MTST
Jan 26, 2025 MONT 7770 MTST
Mar 14, 2024 MTST 8570 MONT
Feb 18, 2024 MONT 8869 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST MONT
Overall 18-14 18-16
Conference 12-6 10-8
Home 11-2 11-6
Away 6-11 5-9
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 75.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 77.6
Massey 1.9 (#138) -1.3 (#187)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#194) -0.14 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.10 (#178) -0.01 (#169)
RPI 0.485 (#200) 0.491 (#194)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST MONT
FG% 45.7% 47.3%
3PT% 33.2% 35.5%
REB / G 32.9 33.5
OREB / G 9.7 7.2
AST / TO 0.96 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 54.8%
TOV% 16.1% 20.0%
ORB% 28.6% 22.6%
FT Rate 21.7% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 14.4%
DRB% 69.9% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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