I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -5.5 (+3.5) 146.1 (-3.1) 74% ✓
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% ✓

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 82 – 71 MONT
Feb 23, 2025 MONT 89 – 85 MTST
Jan 26, 2025 MONT 77 – 70 MTST
Mar 14, 2024 MTST 85 – 70 MONT
Feb 18, 2024 MONT 88 – 69 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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