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Montana vs Idaho Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 12 Mar 2026
Tip-off: 03:30
Final 66-77
31-30 35-47
Position#186
Record18-15
FormWWLWW
Points / game77.6
Allowed / game74.5
vs
Idaho 🏆
USA
Position#136
Record20-14
FormLWWWW
Points / game78.7
Allowed / game72.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Montana v Idaho
14 Jan 2027
MONT v IDAH
upcoming
11 Mar 2026
MONT66
IDAH77
07 Feb 2026
MONT73
IDAH68
11 Mar 2025
MONT78
IDAH55
20 Jan 2025
MONT72
IDAH67
01 Feb 2024
MONT73
IDAH70
31 Dec 2022
MONT67
IDAH56
27 Jan 2022
MONT81
IDAH62
10 Mar 2021
MONT69
IDAH64
06 Mar 2021
MONT v IDAH
upcoming
18 Jan 2020
MONT67
IDAH63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

MontanaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East. Washington
#261
L
74-82
74
82
-8
H06/02
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
73-68
73
68
+5
H07/02
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
71-82
71
82
-11
H15/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
69-73
69
73
-4
A20/02
NCAA
Weber State
#201
L
72-92
72
92
-20
A22/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H27/02
NCAA
Portland State
#87
W
74-68
74
68
+6
H28/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
57-85
57
85
-28
A03/03
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
95-89
95
89
+6
H09/03
NCAA
Portland State
#87
W
75-72
75
72
+3
A11/03
NCAA
1H
2H
36-34
38-48
19-29
54-39
37-38
34-44
37-39
32-34
32-45
40-47
42-32
39-41
30-28
44-40
23-27
34-58
49-32
46-57
39-24
36-48
152.5Avg total
74.1Scored
78.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)77.674.5152.1+3.155%
Season at home (18)80.770.2150.9+10.467%
Season away (15)73.979.6153.5-5.740%
Last 10 (10)74.178.4152.5-4.350%
Last 5 (5)76.477.4153.8-1.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)69.087.0156.0-18.00%
vs Similar ◀ (18)75.977.1153.0-1.256%
vs Weaker (7)80.672.9153.4+7.771%
This opponent (Idaho) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IdahoUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Weber State
#201
L
72-83
72
83
-11
H13/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
99-69
99
69
+30
H14/02
NCAA
Portland State
#87
L
67-77
67
77
-10
A20/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
86-80
86
80
+6
A22/02
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
78-58
78
58
+20
H27/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
67-76
67
76
-9
H28/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
85-81
85
81
+4
A03/03
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
68-45
68
45
+23
H08/03
NCAA
Montana State
#144
W
78-74
78
74
+4
A09/03
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
81-68
81
68
+13
A11/03
NCAA
1H
2H
21-44
51-39
60-30
39-39
27-41
40-36
42-40
44-40
37-29
41-29
40-33
27-43
34-30
51-51
27-13
41-32
36-40
42-34
36-28
45-40
149.2Avg total
78.1Scored
71.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (34)78.772.8151.5+5.959%
Season at home (16)82.669.6152.1+13.069%
Season away (18)75.375.6150.9-0.350%
Last 10 (10)78.171.1149.2+7.070%
Last 5 (5)75.868.8144.6+7.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (14)74.177.9151.9-3.836%
vs Weaker (16)82.668.8151.4+13.881%
This opponent (Montana) 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

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +1.6+1.61st half: +3.2+3.22nd half2nd half: -5.9-5.92nd half: +3.8+3.8
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +1.6+1.61st half: +3.2+3.22nd half2nd half: -5.9-5.92nd half: +3.8+3.8
MontanaIdaho
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
MontanaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East. Washington
#261
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H06/02
NCAA
Idaho
#136
L
19-29
19
29
-10
H07/02
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
37-38
37
38
-1
H15/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
37-39
37
39
-2
A20/02
NCAA
Weber State
#201
L
32-45
32
45
-13
A22/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
42-32
42
32
+10
H27/02
NCAA
Portland State
#87
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H28/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
23-27
23
27
-4
A03/03
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
49-32
49
32
+17
H09/03
NCAA
Portland State
#87
W
39-24
39
24
+15
A11/03
NCAA
67.2Avg total
34.4Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.233.969.0+1.347%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.631.767.3+3.950%-
Last 30 away (14)34.636.471.0-1.743%-
Last 10 (10)34.432.867.2+1.650%-
Last 5 (5)36.628.665.2+8.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)27.340.367.7-13.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (18)34.433.167.6+1.350%-
vs Weaker (7)38.135.173.3+3.057%-
This opponent (Idaho) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IdahoLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Weber State
#201
L
21-44
21
44
-23
H13/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
60-30
60
30
+30
H14/02
NCAA
Portland State
#87
L
27-41
27
41
-14
A20/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
42-40
42
40
+2
A22/02
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
37-29
37
29
+8
H27/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
40-33
40
33
+7
H28/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
34-30
34
30
+4
A03/03
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
27-13
27
13
+14
H08/03
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
36-40
36
40
-4
A09/03
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
36-28
36
28
+8
A11/03
NCAA
68.8Avg total
36.0Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.833.270.0+3.657%-
Last 30 at home (15)39.233.973.1+5.360%-
Last 30 away (15)34.532.567.0+1.953%-
Last 10 (10)36.032.868.8+3.270%-
Last 5 (5)34.628.863.4+5.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (14)32.937.270.1-4.336%-
vs Weaker (16)40.229.769.9+10.675%-
This opponent (Montana) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
9
Montana wins
1
Idaho wins
DateGameScore
07/02/26Montana v Idaho73-68
09/01/26Idaho v Montana73-79
12/03/25Montana v Idaho78-55
21/01/25Montana v Idaho72-67
04/01/25Idaho v Montana71-73
02/03/24Idaho v Montana57-80
02/02/24Montana v Idaho73-70
28/02/23Idaho v Montana53-68
31/12/22Montana v Idaho67-56
18/02/22Idaho v Montana82-76
Montanalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/03/26APortland State75-72
09/03/26HNorthern Colorado95-89
03/03/26ANorthern Colorado57-85
28/02/26HPortland State74-68
27/02/26HSacramento State81-73
22/02/26AWeber State72-92
20/02/26AIdaho State69-73
15/02/26HMontana State71-82
07/02/26HIdaho73-68
06/02/26HEast. Washington74-82
Idaholast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/03/26AEast. Washington81-68
09/03/26AMontana State78-74
08/03/26HSacramento State68-45
03/03/26AEast. Washington85-81
28/02/26HNorthern Colorado67-76
27/02/26HNorthern Arizona78-58
22/02/26ASacramento State86-80
20/02/26APortland State67-77
14/02/26HIdaho State99-69
13/02/26HWeber State72-83

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Montana
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW55%
HomeWLWWW67%
AwayLLLLW40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games331815
Win %55%67%40%
Points / game77.680.773.9
Allowed / game74.570.279.6
Point differential+3.1+10.4-5.7
Avg total152.1150.9153.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%28%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)50% (2)50% (6)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Idaho
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW59%
HomeLWWLW69%
AwayLWWWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games341618
Win %59%69%50%
Points / game78.782.675.3
Allowed / game72.869.675.6
Point differential+5.9+13.0-0.3
Avg total151.5152.1150.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%56%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won64% (11)67% (3)62% (8)
Overtime %3%0%6%
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 Portland State31201165%76.670.3+6.4
2 Northern Colorado32201262%82.576.5+6.0
3 Idaho34201459%78.772.8+5.9
4 Montana State32181456%77.971.4+6.5
5 Montana33181555%77.674.5+3.1
6 Weber State32161650%81.277.3+3.9
7 East. Washington33141942%78.179.0-0.9
8 Idaho State33132039%74.576.2-1.6
9 Sacramento State31102132%77.782.0-4.3
10 Northern Arizona32102231%71.376.4-5.1
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
Montana313566
Idaho304777
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