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Montana State vs Sacramento State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 06 Mar 2021
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 73-74
29-30 44-44
Position#138
Record11-8
FormLLLWW
Points / game74.9
Allowed / game72.4
vs
Position#251
Record7-11
FormLLLLL
Points / game71.4
Allowed / game71.1
USANCAARound 10
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Montana StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland State
#242
W
69-64
69
64
+5
H16/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#313
W
62-51
62
51
+11
A22/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#313
W
58-53
58
53
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
88-96
88
96
-8
A05/02
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
74-82
74
82
-8
A06/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
77-93
77
93
-16
H12/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
69-85
69
85
-16
H13/02
NCAA
Idaho
#355
L
69-74
69
74
-5
A27/02
NCAA
Idaho
#355
W
71-61
71
61
+10
A28/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#251
W
77-75
77
75
+2
H05/03
NCAA
1H
2H
31-37
38-27
31-26
31-25
25-26
33-27
45-43
43-53
33-37
41-45
42-49
35-44
33-36
36-49
37-38
32-36
32-30
39-31
35-36
42-39
144.8Avg total
71.4Scored
73.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)74.972.4147.4+2.558%
Season at home (7)81.974.6156.4+7.371%
Season away (12)70.971.2142.1-0.250%
Last 10 (10)71.473.4144.8-2.050%
Last 5 (5)72.677.6150.2-5.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)68.679.4148.0-10.810%
vs Similar ◀ (12)71.070.7141.7+0.375%
vs Weaker (7)72.160.7132.9+11.471%
This opponent (Sacramento State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Sacramento StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montana
#158
W
89-83 OT
89
83
+6
H23/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
60-68
60
68
-8
A31/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
79-94
79
94
-15
A01/02
NCAA
California Baptist
#152
L
71-83
71
83
-12
A13/02
NCAA
California Baptist
#152
W
70-69
70
69
+1
A14/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#12
L
69-88
69
88
-19
A19/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#12
L
57-77
57
77
-20
A20/02
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
73-82
73
82
-9
H26/02
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
70-72
70
72
-2
H27/02
NCAA
Montana State
#138
L
75-77
75
77
-2
A05/03
NCAA
1H
2H
25-30
43-38
22-37
38-31
46-43
33-51
27-39
44-44
31-37
39-32
32-48
37-40
32-35
25-42
30-36
43-46
35-36
35-36
36-35
39-42
150.6Avg total
71.3Scored
79.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)71.471.1142.5+0.439%
Season at home (8)79.267.2146.5+12.062%
Season away (10)65.274.1139.3-8.920%
Last 10 (10)71.379.3150.6-8.020%
Last 5 (5)68.879.2148.0-10.40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)67.874.3142.2-6.517%
vs Similar ◀ (11)68.568.5137.0-0.136%
vs Weaker (7)74.157.9132.0+16.386%
This opponent (Montana State) is Similar. 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.4-1.41st half: -6.0-6.02nd half2nd half: -0.6-0.62nd half: -2.6-2.6
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.4-1.41st half: -6.0-6.02nd half2nd half: -0.6-0.62nd half: -2.6-2.6
Montana StateSacramento 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
Montana StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland State
#242
L
31-37
31
37
-6
H16/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#313
W
31-26
31
26
+5
A22/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#313
L
25-26
25
26
-1
A23/01
NCAA
Weber State
#36
W
45-43
45
43
+2
A05/02
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
33-37
33
37
-4
A06/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
42-49
42
49
-7
H12/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
33-36
33
36
-3
H13/02
NCAA
Idaho
#355
L
37-38
37
38
-1
A27/02
NCAA
Idaho
#355
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A28/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#251
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H05/03
NCAA
70.2Avg total
34.4Scored
35.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.034.668.6-0.643%-
Last 30 at home (13)36.234.670.8+1.638%-
Last 30 away (17)32.434.666.9-2.247%-
Last 10 (10)34.435.870.2-1.430%-
Last 5 (5)35.837.873.6-2.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)33.237.871.0-4.630%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)33.234.367.6-1.142%-
vs Weaker (7)34.930.665.4+4.357%-
This opponent (Sacramento State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Sacramento StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montana
#158
L
25-30
25
30
-5
H23/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
L
22-37
22
37
-15
A31/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#76
W
46-43
46
43
+3
A01/02
NCAA
California Baptist
#152
L
27-39
27
39
-12
A13/02
NCAA
California Baptist
#152
L
31-37
31
37
-6
A14/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#12
L
32-48
32
48
-16
A19/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#12
L
32-35
32
35
-3
A20/02
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
30-36
30
36
-6
H26/02
NCAA
Weber State
#36
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H27/02
NCAA
Montana State
#138
W
36-35
36
35
+1
A05/03
NCAA
69.2Avg total
31.6Scored
37.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.332.764.0-1.437%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.130.863.9+2.443%-
Last 30 away (16)29.734.464.1-4.831%-
Last 10 (10)31.637.669.2-6.020%-
Last 5 (5)33.038.071.0-5.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)31.436.668.0-5.225%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)28.931.660.5-2.727%-
vs Weaker (7)34.927.962.7+7.071%-
This opponent (Montana State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Montana State wins
1
Sacramento State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/03/21HSacramento State77-75
28/02/21AIdaho71-61
27/02/21AIdaho69-74
13/02/21HEast. Washington69-85
12/02/21HEast. Washington77-93
06/02/21AWeber State74-82
05/02/21AWeber State88-96
23/01/21ANorthern Arizona58-53
22/01/21ANorthern Arizona62-51
16/01/21HPortland State69-64
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/03/21AMontana State75-77
27/02/21HWeber State70-72
26/02/21HWeber State73-82
20/02/21ASouthern Utah57-77
19/02/21ASouthern Utah69-88
14/02/21ACalifornia Baptist70-69
13/02/21ACalifornia Baptist71-83
01/02/21AEast. Washington79-94
31/01/21AEast. Washington60-68
23/01/21HMontana89-83 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Montana State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW58%
HomeWWLLW71%
AwayWLLLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19712
Win %58%71%50%
Points / game74.981.970.9
Allowed / game72.474.671.2
Point differential+2.5+7.3-0.2
Avg total147.4156.4142.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%29%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)100% (2)40% (5)
Overtime %11%0%17%
Sacramento State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL39%
HomeWLWLL62%
AwayLWLLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18810
Win %39%62%20%
Points / game71.479.265.2
Allowed / game71.167.274.1
Point differential+0.4+12.0-8.9
Avg total142.5146.5139.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+22%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %11%12%10%
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 Weber State2217577%82.168.8+13.3
2 East. Washington2013765%79.371.6+7.7
3 Montana State1911858%74.972.4+2.5
4 Northern Colorado1910953%70.368.0+2.3
5 Montana24121250%70.966.5+4.4
6 Idaho State20101050%64.462.9+1.6
7 Portland State2091145%69.665.7+4.0
8 Sacramento State1871139%71.471.1+0.4
9 Northern Arizona2051525%62.675.4-12.8
10 Idaho211205%60.976.8-15.9
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
Montana State294473
Sacramento State304474
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