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Montana vs Idaho State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 31 Dec 2021
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 78-54
41-29 37-25
Position#153
Record8-5
FormLWWWL
Points / game73.2
Allowed / game61.8
Montana 🏆
USA
vs
Position#339
Record2-9
FormLLLWL
Points / game61.5
Allowed / game67.8
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Montana winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Idaho State 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
Nebraska O.
#355
W
68-47
68
47
+21
H21/11
NCAA
UC San Diego
#239
W
71-61
71
61
+10
H25/11
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
W
74-62
74
62
+12
H27/11
NCAA
Oregon
#148
L
47-87
47
87
-40
A30/11
NCAA
Sacramento State
#274
W
65-58
65
58
+7
A03/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#152
L
75-78
75
78
-3
A05/12
NCAA
Air Force
#276
W
66-48
66
48
+18
H09/12
NCAA
Yellowstone
#654
W
104-43
104
43
+61
H10/12
NCAA
SAGU
#574
W
118-49
118
49
+69
H14/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#98
L
64-79
64
79
-15
A19/12
NCAA
1H
2H
29-17
39-30
32-29
39-32
29-33
45-29
24-46
23-41
31-26
34-32
44-36
31-42
35-24
31-24
59-24
45-19
64-24
54-25
26-33
38-46
136.4Avg total
75.2Scored
61.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)73.261.8135.1+11.462%
Season at home (7)82.148.1130.3+34.0100%
Season away (6)62.877.8140.7-15.017%
Last 10 (10)75.261.2136.4+14.070%
Last 5 (5)85.459.4144.8+26.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)74.081.8155.8-7.833%
vs Similar (10)64.572.6137.1-8.140%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)75.459.1134.5+16.383%
This opponent (Idaho State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Idaho StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pepperdine
#343
L
60-65
60
65
-5
A13/11
NCAA
Seattle
#51
L
51-77
51
77
-26
A15/11
NCAA
Nebraska
#314
L
60-78
60
78
-18
A20/11
NCAA
UMKC
#120
L
58-74
58
74
-16
H23/11
NCAA
Air Force
#276
L
48-59
48
59
-11
A27/11
NCAA
Portland State
#232
L
55-63
55
63
-8
H03/12
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#326
L
70-73
70
73
-3
H05/12
NCAA
California
#281
L
46-72
46
72
-26
A09/12
NCAA
Bethesda
#360
W
103-68
103
68
+35
H19/12
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#124
L
43-56
43
56
-13
A22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
27-33
33-32
25-25
26-52
31-41
29-37
26-33
32-41
24-21
24-38
25-32
30-31
28-25
42-48
23-30
23-42
51-36
52-32
26-27
17-29
127.9Avg total
59.4Scored
68.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)61.567.8129.3-6.418%
Season at home (5)73.667.8141.4+5.840%
Season away (6)51.367.8119.2-16.50%
Last 10 (10)59.468.5127.9-9.110%
Last 5 (5)63.466.4129.8-3.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)54.768.6123.3-13.914%
vs Similar (15)60.166.1126.1-6.020%
vs Weaker (6)78.759.3138.0+19.3100%
This opponent (Montana) is Stronger. 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.1+8.11st half: -1.7-1.72nd half2nd half: +5.9+5.92nd half: -7.4-7.4
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.1+8.11st half: -1.7-1.72nd half2nd half: +5.9+5.92nd half: -7.4-7.4
MontanaIdaho 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
MontanaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nebraska O.
#355
W
29-17
29
17
+12
H21/11
NCAA
UC San Diego
#239
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H25/11
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
L
29-33
29
33
-4
H27/11
NCAA
Oregon
#148
L
24-46
24
46
-22
A30/11
NCAA
Sacramento State
#274
W
31-26
31
26
+5
A03/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#152
W
44-36
44
36
+8
A05/12
NCAA
Air Force
#276
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H09/12
NCAA
Yellowstone
#654
W
59-24
59
24
+35
H10/12
NCAA
SAGU
#574
W
64-24
64
24
+40
H14/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#98
L
26-33
26
33
-7
A19/12
NCAA
66.5Avg total
37.3Scored
29.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.430.364.7+4.170%-
Last 30 at home (15)38.827.466.2+11.480%-
Last 30 away (15)30.133.263.3-3.160%-
Last 10 (10)37.329.266.5+8.170%-
Last 5 (5)45.628.273.8+17.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)29.740.570.2-10.817%-
vs Similar (10)29.330.159.4-0.870%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)38.527.365.8+11.292%-
This opponent (Idaho State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Idaho StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pepperdine
#343
L
27-33
27
33
-6
A13/11
NCAA
Seattle
#51
D
25-25
25
25
+0
A15/11
NCAA
Nebraska
#314
L
31-41
31
41
-10
A20/11
NCAA
UMKC
#120
L
26-33
26
33
-7
H23/11
NCAA
Air Force
#276
W
24-21
24
21
+3
A27/11
NCAA
Portland State
#232
L
25-32
25
32
-7
H03/12
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#326
W
28-25
28
25
+3
H05/12
NCAA
California
#281
L
23-30
23
30
-7
A09/12
NCAA
Bethesda
#360
W
51-36
51
36
+15
H19/12
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#124
L
26-27
26
27
-1
A22/12
NCAA
58.9Avg total
28.6Scored
30.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.330.260.5+0.243%-
Last 30 at home (14)31.728.660.4+3.157%-
Last 30 away (16)29.131.560.6-2.431%-
Last 10 (10)28.630.358.9-1.730%-
Last 5 (5)30.630.060.6+0.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)26.933.059.9-6.10%-
vs Similar (15)27.630.958.5-3.340%-
vs Weaker (6)38.727.866.5+10.883%-
This opponent (Montana) is Stronger. 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
4
Montana wins
0
Idaho State wins
DateGameScore
27/02/21Idaho State v Montana58-59
26/02/21Idaho State v Montana58-64
16/02/20Montana v Idaho State78-63
24/01/20Idaho State v Montana74-77
Montanalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/21ASanta Clara64-79
14/12/21HSAGU118-49
10/12/21HYellowstone104-43
09/12/21HAir Force66-48
05/12/21ANorthern Colorado75-78
03/12/21ASacramento State65-58
30/11/21AOregon47-87
27/11/21HSouthern Miss74-62
25/11/21HUC San Diego71-61
21/11/21HNebraska O.68-47
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/21AUC Santa Barbara43-56
19/12/21HBethesda103-68
09/12/21ACalifornia46-72
05/12/21HNorthern Arizona70-73
03/12/21HPortland State55-63
27/11/21AAir Force48-59
23/11/21HUMKC58-74
20/11/21ANebraska60-78
15/11/21ASeattle51-77
13/11/21APepperdine60-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Montana
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL62%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLWLL17%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1376
Win %62%100%17%
Points / game73.282.162.8
Allowed / game61.848.177.8
Point differential+11.4+34.0-15.0
Avg total135.1130.3140.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Idaho State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL18%
HomeWLLLW40%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1156
Win %18%40%0%
Points / game61.573.651.3
Allowed / game67.867.867.8
Point differential-6.4+5.8-16.5
Avg total129.3141.4119.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%40%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
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 State139469%78.369.6+8.7
2 Weber State139469%74.968.5+6.5
3 Montana138562%73.261.8+11.4
4 East. Washington126650%76.873.8+3.0
5 Northern Colorado147750%74.574.1+0.4
6 Sacramento State94544%64.970.0-5.1
7 Northern Arizona124833%67.273.8-6.6
8 Portland State103730%69.167.5+1.6
9 Idaho113827%73.079.7-6.7
10 Idaho State112918%61.567.8-6.4
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
Montana413778
Idaho State292554
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