And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Big Sky Conference · Worthington Arena · January 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money MTST -238 / IDST +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +12 136 Won
Massey MTST -6.1 (+5.9)
Massey Totals 143.6 (-7.6)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 82%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -6.2 (+5.8) 143.9 (-7.9) 76%
Model 4 ML MTST -4.1 (+7.9) 143.4 (-7.4) 71%
Model 3 ML MTST -5.8 (+6.2) 140.8 (-4.8) 75%
Baseline ML MTST -5.7 (+6.3) 142.9 (-6.9) 75%

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 21, 2026 IDST 9176 MTST
Mar 10, 2025 MTST 8060 IDST
Feb 16, 2025 MTST 7469 IDST
Jan 17, 2025 IDST 7067 MTST
Jan 23, 2024 MTST 7770 IDST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST IDST
Overall 18-14 13-20
Conference 12-6 5-13
Home 11-2 8-6
Away 6-11 3-12
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 73.6
Avg Pts Against 73.5 77.6
Massey 2.4 (#132) -0.4 (#173)
Bradley-Terry 0.11 (#158) -0.42 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#147) -0.57 (#210)
RPI 0.502 (#173) 0.465 (#237)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST IDST
FG% 45.2% 46.1%
3PT% 34.3% 35.7%
REB / G 32.8 32.0
OREB / G 9.4 10.6
AST / TO 0.97 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 54.1%
TOV% 15.6% 18.0%
ORB% 27.6% 34.0%
FT Rate 22.6% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 16.1%
DRB% 69.9% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 30.4%

Game Analysis

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