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Montana vs Portland State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 31 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 92-78
44-33 48-45
Position#53
Record13-8
FormLWLWW
Points / game74.8
Allowed / game74.6
Montana 🏆
USA
vs
Position#129
Record13-7
FormWLWWW
Points / game78.8
Allowed / game69.8
USANCAA
Other2024-25
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PORT70
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Montana winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Portland 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
Northern Iowa
#107
L
76-104
76
104
-28
A17/12
NCAA
San Francisco
#45
L
67-71
67
71
-4
A21/12
NCAA
East. Washington
#325
W
92-81
92
81
+11
A03/01
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A04/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
81-76
81
76
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
L
57-81
57
81
-24
H11/01
NCAA
Weber State
#317
W
63-59
63
59
+4
A17/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
L
62-86
62
86
-24
A19/01
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
72-67
72
67
+5
H21/01
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H26/01
NCAA
1H
2H
34-48
42-56
26-36
41-35
40-40
52-41
29-32
44-39
46-41
35-35
26-43
31-38
29-32
34-27
44-36
18-50
37-31
35-36
42-30
35-40
148.6Avg total
72.0Scored
76.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)74.874.6149.3+0.262%
Season at home (11)78.967.3146.2+11.691%
Season away (10)70.282.6152.8-12.430%
Last 10 (10)72.076.6148.6-4.660%
Last 5 (5)66.272.6138.8-6.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)70.384.2154.5-13.817%
vs Similar ◀ (9)69.377.9147.2-8.644%
vs Weaker (12)79.468.4147.8+11.092%
This opponent (Portland State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Portland StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pacific
#336
W
81-75
81
75
+6
A19/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#265
W
59-58
59
58
+1
A22/12
NCAA
Walla Walla
#650
W
96-39
96
39
+57
H31/12
NCAA
Sacramento State
#345
L
53-56
53
56
-3
A04/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#325
W
64-59
64
59
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
75-63
75
63
+12
H11/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
L
69-72
69
72
-3
A17/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
80-69
80
69
+11
A19/01
NCAA
Weber State
#317
W
74-56
74
56
+18
H24/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
W
76-59
76
59
+17
H25/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-29
38-46
18-30
41-28
51-15
45-24
31-25
22-31
24-29
40-30
35-28
40-35
26-36
43-36
33-32
47-37
39-29
35-27
37-32
39-27
133.3Avg total
72.7Scored
60.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)78.869.8148.6+8.965%
Season at home (11)82.564.5147.0+18.182%
Season away (9)74.176.4150.6-2.344%
Last 10 (10)72.760.6133.3+12.180%
Last 5 (5)74.863.8138.6+11.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)75.885.8161.5-10.00%
vs Similar ◀ (12)72.074.1146.1-2.142%
vs Weaker (14)81.565.6147.1+15.979%
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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -1.6-1.61st half: +5.2+5.22nd half2nd half: -3.0-3.02nd half: +6.9+6.9
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -1.6-1.61st half: +5.2+5.22nd half2nd half: -3.0-3.02nd half: +6.9+6.9
MontanaPortland 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
Northern Iowa
#107
L
34-48
34
48
-14
A17/12
NCAA
San Francisco
#45
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A21/12
NCAA
East. Washington
#325
D
40-40
40
40
+0
A03/01
NCAA
Idaho
#271
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A04/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
46-41
46
41
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
L
26-43
26
43
-17
H11/01
NCAA
Weber State
#317
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A17/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
W
44-36
44
36
+8
A19/01
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H21/01
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
42-30
42
30
+12
H26/01
NCAA
72.2Avg total
35.3Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.934.171.0+2.863%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.731.169.8+7.789%-
Last 30 away (12)34.138.772.8-4.625%-
Last 10 (10)35.336.972.2-1.640%-
Last 5 (5)35.634.470.0+1.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)34.040.274.2-6.217%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)35.636.972.4-1.356%-
vs Weaker (12)38.229.868.0+8.583%-
This opponent (Portland State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Portland StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pacific
#336
W
43-29
43
29
+14
A19/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#265
L
18-30
18
30
-12
A22/12
NCAA
Walla Walla
#650
W
51-15
51
15
+36
H31/12
NCAA
Sacramento State
#345
W
31-25
31
25
+6
A04/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#325
L
24-29
24
29
-5
H10/01
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H11/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A17/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
33-32
33
32
+1
A19/01
NCAA
Weber State
#317
W
39-29
39
29
+10
H24/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H25/01
NCAA
62.2Avg total
33.7Scored
28.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.433.770.0+2.757%-
Last 30 at home (15)39.931.571.3+8.473%-
Last 30 away (15)32.935.968.7-3.040%-
Last 10 (10)33.728.562.2+5.270%-
Last 5 (5)34.031.465.4+2.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)30.542.072.5-11.50%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)33.036.369.3-3.350%-
vs Weaker (14)40.929.069.9+11.979%-
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
7
Montana wins
3
Portland State wins
Montanalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/01/25HMontana State77-70
21/01/25HIdaho72-67
19/01/25AIdaho State62-86
17/01/25AWeber State63-59
11/01/25HNorthern Colorado57-81
10/01/25HNorthern Arizona81-76
04/01/25AIdaho73-71
03/01/25AEast. Washington92-81
21/12/24ASan Francisco67-71
17/12/24ANorthern Iowa76-104
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/01/25HIdaho State76-59
24/01/25HWeber State74-56
19/01/25ANorthern Arizona80-69
17/01/25ANorthern Colorado69-72
11/01/25HIdaho75-63
10/01/25HEast. Washington64-59
04/01/25ASacramento State53-56
31/12/24HWalla Walla96-39
22/12/24ACSU Bakersfield59-58
19/12/24APacific81-75

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Montana
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW62%
HomeWWLWW91%
AwayLWWWL30%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211110
Win %62%91%30%
Points / game74.878.970.2
Allowed / game74.667.382.6
Point differential+0.2+11.6-12.4
Avg total149.3146.2152.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+24%36%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won86% (7)100% (4)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Portland State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW65%
HomeWWWWW82%
AwayWWLLW44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20119
Win %65%82%44%
Points / game78.882.574.1
Allowed / game69.864.576.4
Point differential+8.9+18.1-2.3
Avg total148.6147.0150.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%55%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)75% (4)33% (3)
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 Northern Colorado2115671%81.474.0+7.4
2 Portland State2013765%78.869.8+8.9
3 Northern Arizona2113862%78.670.5+8.0
4 Montana2113862%74.874.6+0.2
5 Idaho State1881044%74.168.3+5.7
6 Idaho2191243%74.274.5-0.2
7 Weber State2181338%74.971.8+3.0
8 Montana State2181338%71.870.5+1.3
9 Sacramento State2061430%66.967.4-0.5
10 East. Washington2161529%72.675.9-3.2
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
Montana444892
Portland State334578
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