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Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -4.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money MONT -192 / IDST +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +9 129 Won
Massey MONT -4.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.5 (-22.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -5.3 (+3.7) 146.7 (-17.7) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -3.5 (+5.5) 146.2 (-17.2) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -5.1 (+3.9) 145.2 (-16.2) 74% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -5.2 (+3.8) 145.7 (-16.7) 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 20, 2026 IDST 73 – 69 MONT
Feb 14, 2025 MONT 81 – 68 IDST
Jan 19, 2025 IDST 86 – 62 MONT
Mar 13, 2024 MONT 72 – 58 IDST
Mar 5, 2024 MONT 79 – 65 IDST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT IDST
Overall 18-16 13-20
Conference 10-8 5-13
Home 11-6 8-6
Away 5-9 3-12
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 73.6
Avg Pts Against 77.6 77.6
Massey 0.7 (#153) -0.8 (#181)
Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#181) -0.53 (#221)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#158) -0.69 (#218)
RPI 0.503 (#171) 0.461 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT IDST
FG% 49.2% 45.7%
3PT% 38.1% 35.3%
REB / G 32.6 32.0
OREB / G 6.7 10.5
AST / TO 1.11 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 53.7%
TOV% 19.7% 17.8%
ORB% 22.4% 33.8%
FT Rate 29.2% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 15.7%
DRB% 68.8% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 29.1%

Game Analysis

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