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Montana vs Idaho Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 07 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 73-68
19-29 54-39
Position#186
Record13-11
FormWWWLL
Points / game78.9
Allowed / game73.2
vs
Position#136
Record13-10
FormWLLWL
Points / game79.4
Allowed / game73.5
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 winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Idaho winLost
-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
Northern Colorado
#97
W
88-79
88
79
+9
H03/01
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
79-73
79
73
+6
A09/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
L
65-66
65
66
-1
A10/01
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
67-76
67
76
-9
A18/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
98-72
98
72
+26
A20/01
NCAA
Weber State
#201
W
81-65
81
65
+16
H23/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
69-60
69
60
+9
H24/01
NCAA
Portland State
#87
W
64-60
64
60
+4
A30/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
L
79-86
79
86
-7
A01/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
L
74-82
74
82
-8
H06/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-25
54-54
44-30
35-43
33-28
32-38
31-32
36-44
50-36
48-36
36-43
45-22
35-30
34-30
33-28
31-32
32-49
47-37
36-34
38-48
148.3Avg total
76.4Scored
71.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)78.973.2152.1+5.854%
Season at home (13)81.468.0149.4+13.462%
Season away (11)76.079.3155.3-3.345%
Last 10 (10)76.471.9148.3+4.560%
Last 5 (5)73.470.6144.0+2.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)72.885.8158.6-13.020%
vs Similar ◀ (14)76.276.2152.4+0.050%
vs Weaker (8)85.166.5151.6+18.688%
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
East. Washington
#261
W
84-81
84
81
+3
H03/01
NCAA
Montana
#186
L
73-79
73
79
-6
H09/01
NCAA
Montana State
#144
W
92-89
92
89
+3
H10/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
68-76
68
76
-8
A16/01
NCAA
Weber State
#201
W
75-67
75
67
+8
A18/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
86-76
86
76
+10
H23/01
NCAA
Portland State
#87
L
66-69
66
69
-3
H24/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
83-91
83
91
-8
A30/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
79-62
79
62
+17
A01/02
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
66-73
66
73
-7
A06/02
NCAA
1H
2H
37-37
47-44
30-44
43-35
30-48
62-41
36-37
32-39
41-29
34-38
53-38
33-38
26-33
40-36
37-36
46-55
47-23
32-39
26-36
40-37
153.5Avg total
77.2Scored
76.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)79.473.5152.9+6.057%
Season at home (11)85.271.1156.3+14.173%
Season away (12)74.275.7149.8-1.542%
Last 10 (10)77.276.3153.5+0.950%
Last 5 (5)76.074.2150.2+1.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)71.477.4148.8-6.040%
vs Similar ◀ (12)74.478.0152.4-3.642%
vs Weaker (12)81.871.6153.3+10.267%
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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +2.9+2.91st half: +0.2+0.22nd half2nd half: +1.6+1.62nd half: +0.7+0.7
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +2.9+2.91st half: +0.2+0.22nd half2nd half: +1.6+1.62nd half: +0.7+0.7
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
Northern Colorado
#97
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H03/01
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
44-30
44
30
+14
A09/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
33-28
33
28
+5
A10/01
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
31-32
31
32
-1
A18/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
50-36
50
36
+14
A20/01
NCAA
Weber State
#201
L
36-43
36
43
-7
H23/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
35-30
35
30
+5
H24/01
NCAA
Portland State
#87
W
33-28
33
28
+5
A30/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
L
32-49
32
49
-17
A01/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H06/02
NCAA
69.9Avg total
36.4Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.633.268.8+2.350%-
Last 30 at home (16)36.330.266.5+6.150%-
Last 30 away (14)34.736.771.4-2.050%-
Last 10 (10)36.433.569.9+2.970%-
Last 5 (5)34.436.871.2-2.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)32.440.072.4-7.620%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)33.833.267.0+0.650%-
vs Weaker (8)39.232.571.8+6.862%-
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
East. Washington
#261
D
37-37
37
37
+0
H03/01
NCAA
Montana
#186
L
30-44
30
44
-14
H09/01
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
30-48
30
48
-18
H10/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A16/01
NCAA
Weber State
#201
W
41-29
41
29
+12
A18/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
53-38
53
38
+15
H23/01
NCAA
Portland State
#87
L
26-33
26
33
-7
H24/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
37-36
37
36
+1
A30/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
47-23
47
23
+24
A01/02
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A06/02
NCAA
72.4Avg total
36.3Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.833.870.6+3.050%-
Last 30 at home (13)38.534.773.2+3.854%-
Last 30 away (17)35.533.168.6+2.447%-
Last 10 (10)36.336.172.4+0.240%-
Last 5 (5)37.833.271.0+4.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)37.234.071.2+3.240%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)33.736.570.2-2.842%-
vs Weaker (12)39.831.471.2+8.458%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
9
Montana wins
1
Idaho wins
DateGameScore
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
28/01/22Montana v Idaho81-62
Montanalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/02/26HEast. Washington74-82
01/02/26ASacramento State79-86
30/01/26APortland State64-60
24/01/26HIdaho State69-60
23/01/26HWeber State81-65
20/01/26ANorthern Arizona98-72
18/01/26AMontana State67-76
10/01/26AEast. Washington65-66
09/01/26AIdaho79-73
03/01/26HNorthern Colorado88-79
Idaholast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/02/26AMontana State66-73
01/02/26ANorthern Arizona79-62
30/01/26ANorthern Colorado83-91
24/01/26HPortland State66-69
23/01/26HSacramento State86-76
18/01/26AWeber State75-67
16/01/26AIdaho State68-76
10/01/26HMontana State92-89
09/01/26HMontana73-79
03/01/26HEast. Washington84-81

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Montana
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL54%
HomeWWWWL62%
AwayLLWWL45%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241311
Win %54%62%45%
Points / game78.981.476.0
Allowed / game73.268.079.3
Point differential+5.8+13.4-3.3
Avg total152.1149.4155.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%38%9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Idaho
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL57%
HomeWLWWL73%
AwayLWLWL42%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231112
Win %57%73%42%
Points / game79.485.274.2
Allowed / game73.571.175.7
Point differential+6.0+14.1-1.5
Avg total152.9156.3149.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%55%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)67% (3)60% (5)
Overtime %4%0%8%
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 State2115671%78.669.3+9.2
2 Montana State24141058%77.970.7+7.2
3 Northern Colorado24141058%83.377.8+5.5
4 Idaho23131057%79.473.5+6.0
5 Montana24131154%78.973.2+5.8
6 Weber State24111346%82.578.0+4.5
7 Idaho State24101442%75.074.8+0.2
8 Sacramento State2291341%79.482.3-2.9
9 Northern Arizona2491538%73.376.2-2.9
10 East. Washington2361726%76.581.3-4.8
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
Montana195473
Idaho293968
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