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Portland State vs Montana Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 01 Mar 2025
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 79-76 (OT)
26-27 37-36 16-13
Position#129
Record17-12
FormWWLLW
Points / game76.2
Allowed / game69.5
Portland State 🏆
USA
vs
Montana
USA
Position#53
Record21-8
FormWWWWW
Points / game76.3
Allowed / game73.3
USANCAA
Other2024-25
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10 Mar 2026
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MONT75
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MONT64
01 Mar 2025
PORT79
MONT76
25 Jan 2024
PORT72
MONT46
28 Jan 2023
PORT67
MONT73
20 Jan 2022
PORT64
MONT66
06 Feb 2021
PORT61
MONT56
04 Feb 2021
PORT64
MONT70
30 Jan 2020
PORT88
MONT81
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Portland StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho State
#204
W
76-59
76
59
+17
H25/01
NCAA
Montana
#53
L
78-92
78
92
-14
A31/01
NCAA
Montana State
#238
L
73-74
73
74
-1
A02/02
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
76-69
76
69
+7
A07/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#325
L
67-72
67
72
-5
A08/02
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
58-46
58
46
+12
H14/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
W
82-71
82
71
+11
H15/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
L
74-82
74
82
-8
A21/02
NCAA
Weber State
#317
L
58-60
58
60
-2
A22/02
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
69-52
69
52
+17
H28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
37-32
39-27
33-44
45-48
35-38
38-36
39-19
37-50
35-41
32-31
28-20
30-26
39-28
43-43
31-44
43-38
26-23
32-37
37-25
32-27
138.8Avg total
71.1Scored
67.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)76.269.5145.7+6.759%
Season at home (14)79.862.7142.5+17.186%
Season away (15)72.975.8148.7-2.933%
Last 10 (10)71.167.7138.8+3.450%
Last 5 (5)68.262.2130.4+6.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)81.087.0168.0-6.00%
vs Similar ◀ (11)73.576.2149.7-2.645%
vs Weaker (18)77.865.4143.2+12.467%
This opponent (Montana) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MontanaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho
#271
W
72-67
72
67
+5
H21/01
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H26/01
NCAA
Portland State
#129
W
92-78
92
78
+14
H31/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#345
W
87-59
87
59
+28
H01/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
W
86-78
86
78
+8
A07/02
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
83-80
83
80
+3
A09/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
W
81-68
81
68
+13
H14/02
NCAA
Weber State
#317
W
65-58
65
58
+7
H16/02
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
89-85
89
85
+4
A23/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#345
W
60-54
60
54
+6
A28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
37-31
35-36
42-30
35-40
44-33
48-45
38-26
49-33
47-34
39-44
46-40
37-40
37-28
44-40
32-33
33-25
49-40
40-45
31-15
29-39
148.9Avg total
79.2Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)76.373.3149.6+3.072%
Season at home (15)79.566.9146.4+12.793%
Season away (14)72.980.2153.1-7.450%
Last 10 (10)79.269.7148.9+9.5100%
Last 5 (5)75.669.0144.6+6.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)72.683.3155.9-10.729%
vs Similar ◀ (13)73.575.5148.9-2.069%
vs Weaker (8)78.864.4143.1+14.4100%
This opponent (Portland 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: +9.3+9.32nd half2nd half: +0.8+0.82nd half: +0.2+0.2
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: +9.3+9.32nd half2nd half: +0.8+0.82nd half: +0.2+0.2
Portland StateMontana
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
Portland StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho State
#204
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H25/01
NCAA
Montana
#53
L
33-44
33
44
-11
A31/01
NCAA
Montana State
#238
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A02/02
NCAA
Idaho
#271
W
39-19
39
19
+20
A07/02
NCAA
East. Washington
#325
L
35-41
35
41
-6
A08/02
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
28-20
28
20
+8
H14/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
W
39-28
39
28
+11
H15/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
L
31-44
31
44
-13
A21/02
NCAA
Weber State
#317
W
26-23
26
23
+3
A22/02
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
37-25
37
25
+12
H28/02
NCAA
65.4Avg total
34.0Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.032.768.7+3.457%-
Last 30 at home (14)38.729.968.6+8.879%-
Last 30 away (16)33.735.168.8-1.438%-
Last 10 (10)34.031.465.4+2.660%-
Last 5 (5)32.228.060.2+4.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)29.035.064.0-6.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)31.637.769.4-6.136%-
vs Weaker (18)39.129.468.6+9.772%-
This opponent (Montana) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MontanaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho
#271
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H21/01
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
42-30
42
30
+12
H26/01
NCAA
Portland State
#129
W
44-33
44
33
+11
H31/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#345
W
38-26
38
26
+12
H01/02
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#39
W
47-34
47
34
+13
A07/02
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#160
W
46-40
46
40
+6
A09/02
NCAA
Idaho State
#204
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H14/02
NCAA
Weber State
#317
L
32-33
32
33
-1
H16/02
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
49-40
49
40
+9
A23/02
NCAA
Sacramento State
#345
W
31-15
31
15
+16
A28/02
NCAA
71.3Avg total
40.3Scored
31.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.734.271.9+3.560%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.431.270.6+8.281%-
Last 30 away (14)35.737.673.3-1.936%-
Last 10 (10)40.331.071.3+9.390%-
Last 5 (5)39.031.270.2+7.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)35.939.375.1-3.429%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)37.536.073.5+1.562%-
vs Weaker (8)38.428.166.5+10.275%-
This opponent (Portland 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
3
Portland State wins
7
Montana wins
DateGameScore
31/01/25Montana v Portland State92-78
12/03/24Montana v Portland State87-81
25/02/24Montana v Portland State82-73
26/01/24Portland State v Montana72-46
29/01/23Portland State v Montana67-73
13/02/22Montana v Portland State85-76
21/01/22Portland State v Montana64-66
06/02/21Portland State v Montana61-56
05/02/21Portland State v Montana64-70 OT
31/01/20Portland State v Montana88-81
Portland Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/25HMontana State69-52
22/02/25AWeber State58-60
21/02/25AIdaho State74-82
15/02/25HNorthern Colorado82-71
14/02/25HNorthern Arizona58-46
08/02/25AEast. Washington67-72
07/02/25AIdaho76-69
02/02/25AMontana State73-74
31/01/25AMontana78-92
25/01/25HIdaho State76-59
Montanalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/25ASacramento State60-54
23/02/25AMontana State89-85
16/02/25HWeber State65-58
14/02/25HIdaho State81-68
09/02/25ANorthern Arizona83-80
07/02/25ANorthern Colorado86-78
01/02/25HSacramento State87-59
31/01/25HPortland State92-78
26/01/25HMontana State77-70
21/01/25HIdaho72-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Portland State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW59%
HomeWWWWW86%
AwayLWLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291415
Win %59%86%33%
Points / game76.279.872.9
Allowed / game69.562.775.8
Point differential+6.7+17.1-2.9
Avg total145.7142.5148.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+34%64%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (10)75% (4)17% (6)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Montana
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW72%
HomeWWWWW93%
AwayLWWWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291514
Win %72%93%50%
Points / game76.379.572.9
Allowed / game73.366.980.2
Point differential+3.0+12.7-7.4
Avg total149.6146.4153.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+28%47%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won89% (9)100% (4)80% (5)
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 Colorado2921872%81.773.8+7.9
2 Montana2921872%76.373.3+3.0
3 Portland State29171259%76.269.5+6.7
4 Northern Arizona29161355%76.471.1+5.4
5 Idaho State27141352%74.669.8+4.8
6 Montana State30131743%71.870.2+1.6
7 Idaho29121741%74.375.6-1.3
8 Weber State30111937%72.271.6+0.6
9 East. Washington29101934%72.675.4-2.9
10 Sacramento State3072323%66.470.5-4.1
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Portland State26371679
Montana27361376
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