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Idaho vs Montana State Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 17 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 74-70
34-29 40-41
Position#325
Record6-12
FormLLLLL
Points / game75.8
Allowed / game71.1
Idaho 🏆
USA
vs
Position#54
Record12-7
FormLWWWW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game66.1
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Idaho winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Montana State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

IdahoUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Dakota
#276
W
76-66
76
66
+10
H07/12
NCAA
UC Riverside
#88
L
74-76
74
76
-2
H11/12
NCAA
Northwest Indian
#686
W
125-51
125
51
+74
H17/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#354
W
76-73
76
73
+3
A20/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#197
L
75-82
75
82
-7
A22/12
NCAA
Montana State
#54
L
58-72
58
72
-14
A30/12
NCAA
Montana
#159
L
56-67
56
67
-11
A31/12
NCAA
Sacramento State
#253
L
83-85 OT
83
85
-2
H06/01
NCAA
Portland State
#283
L
58-74
58
74
-16
H07/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#63
L
74-95
74
95
-21
A14/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-34
43-32
35-38
39-38
67-22
58-29
39-42
37-31
34-44
41-38
20-34
38-38
20-33
36-34
38-39
39-38
30-27
28-47
32-41
42-54
149.6Avg total
75.5Scored
74.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)75.871.1146.9+4.833%
Season at home (9)81.864.4146.2+17.344%
Season away (9)69.977.7147.6-7.822%
Last 10 (10)75.574.1149.6+1.430%
Last 5 (5)65.878.6144.4-12.80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)72.780.5153.2-7.830%
vs Similar (14)69.872.5142.3-2.729%
vs Weaker (5)77.467.4144.8+10.040%
This opponent (Montana State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Montana StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#139
W
82-65
82
65
+17
H09/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#343
W
82-54
82
54
+28
H10/12
NCAA
Northwest Indian
#686
W
144-59
144
59
+85
H17/12
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
64-85
64
85
-21
A21/12
NCAA
Idaho
#325
W
72-58
72
58
+14
H30/12
NCAA
East. Washington
#63
L
67-70
67
70
-3
H31/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#288
W
77-56
77
56
+21
A06/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#309
W
69-54
69
54
+15
A07/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#299
W
81-68
81
68
+13
H13/01
NCAA
Weber State
#165
W
67-52
67
52
+15
H14/01
NCAA
1H
2H
41-30
41-35
46-26
36-28
65-26
79-33
37-44
27-41
34-20
38-38
28-33
39-37
39-20
38-36
40-24
29-30
39-34
42-34
39-19
28-33
142.6Avg total
80.5Scored
62.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)75.966.1142.1+9.863%
Season at home (9)85.263.0148.2+22.278%
Season away (10)67.668.9136.5-1.350%
Last 10 (10)80.562.1142.6+18.480%
Last 5 (5)72.260.0132.2+12.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)62.097.0159.0-35.00%
vs Similar (11)68.971.9140.8-3.045%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)79.865.3145.1+14.582%
This opponent (Idaho) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: -0.6-0.61st half: +13.2+13.22nd half2nd half: +2.2+2.22nd half: +5.2+5.2
-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: -0.6-0.61st half: +13.2+13.22nd half2nd half: +2.2+2.22nd half: +5.2+5.2
IdahoMontana State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
IdahoLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Dakota
#276
L
33-34
33
34
-1
H07/12
NCAA
UC Riverside
#88
L
35-38
35
38
-3
H11/12
NCAA
Northwest Indian
#686
W
67-22
67
22
+45
H17/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#354
L
39-42
39
42
-3
A20/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#197
L
34-44
34
44
-10
A22/12
NCAA
Montana State
#54
L
20-34
20
34
-14
A30/12
NCAA
Montana
#159
L
20-33
20
33
-13
A31/12
NCAA
Sacramento State
#253
L
38-39
38
39
-1
H06/01
NCAA
Portland State
#283
W
30-27
30
27
+3
H07/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#63
L
32-41
32
41
-9
A14/01
NCAA
70.2Avg total
34.8Scored
35.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.335.569.8-1.227%-
Last 30 at home (15)38.832.571.3+6.347%-
Last 30 away (15)29.838.568.3-8.77%-
Last 10 (10)34.835.470.2-0.620%-
Last 5 (5)28.034.862.8-6.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)32.237.669.8-5.420%-
vs Similar (14)32.035.367.3-3.329%-
vs Weaker (5)37.834.272.0+3.620%-
This opponent (Montana State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Montana StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#139
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H09/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#343
W
46-26
46
26
+20
H10/12
NCAA
Northwest Indian
#686
W
65-26
65
26
+39
H17/12
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
37-44
37
44
-7
A21/12
NCAA
Idaho
#325
W
34-20
34
20
+14
H30/12
NCAA
East. Washington
#63
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H31/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#288
W
39-20
39
20
+19
A06/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#309
W
40-24
40
24
+16
A07/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#299
W
39-34
39
34
+5
H13/01
NCAA
Weber State
#165
W
39-19
39
19
+20
H14/01
NCAA
68.4Avg total
40.8Scored
27.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.731.368.0+5.460%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.130.269.4+8.969%-
Last 30 away (14)33.932.566.4+1.450%-
Last 10 (10)40.827.668.4+13.280%-
Last 5 (5)37.026.063.0+11.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)25.052.077.0-27.00%-
vs Similar (11)34.233.467.5+0.845%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)38.428.667.0+9.871%-
This opponent (Idaho) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Idaho wins
6
Montana State wins
DateGameScore
30/12/22Montana State v Idaho72-58
29/01/22Montana State v Idaho70-64
07/01/22Idaho v Montana State72-92
28/02/21Idaho v Montana State61-71
27/02/21Idaho v Montana State74-69
07/02/20Montana State v Idaho72-50
10/01/20Idaho v Montana State68-71
Idaholast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/01/23AEast. Washington74-95
07/01/23HPortland State58-74
06/01/23HSacramento State83-85 OT
31/12/22AMontana56-67
30/12/22AMontana State58-72
22/12/22ALong Beach State75-82
20/12/22ACS Northridge76-73
17/12/22HNorthwest Indian125-51
11/12/22HUC Riverside74-76
07/12/22HNorth Dakota76-66
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/01/23HWeber State67-52
13/01/23HIdaho State81-68
07/01/23ANorthern Arizona69-54
06/01/23ANorthern Colorado77-56
31/12/22HEast. Washington67-70
30/12/22HIdaho72-58
21/12/22AArizona64-85
17/12/22HNorthwest Indian144-59
10/12/22HNebraska O.82-54
09/12/22HSt. Thomas (Minn.)82-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Idaho
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL33%
HomeWLWLL44%
AwayWLLLL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1899
Win %33%44%22%
Points / game75.881.869.9
Allowed / game71.164.477.7
Point differential+4.8+17.3-7.8
Avg total146.9146.2147.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+22%44%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %6%11%0%
Montana State
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW63%
HomeWWLWW78%
AwayLWLWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19910
Win %63%78%50%
Points / game75.985.267.6
Allowed / game66.163.068.9
Point differential+9.8+22.2-1.3
Avg total142.1148.2136.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+58%78%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)0% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Sky conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Montana State1912763%75.966.1+9.8
2 East. Washington1811761%75.870.8+4.9
3 Sacramento State1811761%68.868.2+0.6
4 Montana189950%70.168.4+1.7
5 Portland State1881044%77.773.2+4.4
6 Weber State1881044%66.167.6-1.5
7 Idaho1861233%75.871.1+4.8
8 Idaho State1861233%69.170.1-0.9
9 Northern Colorado1861233%70.879.0-8.2
10 Northern Arizona1951426%70.674.5-3.9
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Idaho344074
Montana State294170
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