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Portland State vs Montana Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 30 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 60-64
28-33 32-31
Position#87
Record13-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game79.9
Allowed / game70.7
vs
Montana 🏆
USA
Position#186
Record12-9
FormLLWWW
Points / game79.9
Allowed / game72.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Portland State v Montana
10 Mar 2026
PORT72
MONT75
29 Jan 2026
PORT60
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 winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Montana winWon
-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
George Fox
#581
W
94-50
94
50
+44
H13/12
NCAA
Colorado
#183
L
73-84
73
84
-11
A18/12
NCAA
Tulane
#173
L
61-63
61
63
-2
A21/12
NCAA
Weber State
#201
W
95-90 OT
95
90
+5
A01/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
93-87 OT
93
87
+6
A03/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
96-69
96
69
+27
H10/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
76-73
76
73
+3
H16/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
63-52
63
52
+11
H17/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
65-61
65
61
+4
A23/01
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
69-66
69
66
+3
A24/01
NCAA
1H
2H
50-20
44-30
35-37
38-47
23-24
38-39
30-37
46-39
29-36
49-42
46-32
50-37
28-33
48-40
28-21
35-31
33-26
32-35
33-26
36-40
148.0Avg total
78.5Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)79.970.7150.7+9.272%
Season at home (8)86.164.9151.0+21.288%
Season away (10)75.075.4150.4-0.460%
Last 10 (10)78.569.5148.0+9.080%
Last 5 (5)73.864.2138.0+9.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (9)76.776.1152.8+0.667%
vs Weaker (20)74.968.4143.3+6.560%
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
Montana Tech
#2
L
75-82
75
82
-7
H18/12
NCAA
Louisville
#53
L
54-94
54
94
-40
A20/12
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
78-64
78
64
+14
H01/01
NCAA
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
1H
2H
36-36
39-46
20-42
34-52
34-34
44-30
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
148.5Avg total
75.4Scored
73.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)79.972.8152.6+7.157%
Season at home (12)82.066.8148.8+15.267%
Season away (9)77.080.7157.7-3.744%
Last 10 (10)75.473.1148.5+2.360%
Last 5 (5)76.067.8143.8+8.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)72.885.8158.6-13.020%
vs Similar ◀ (14)77.476.3153.6+1.157%
vs Weaker (8)82.862.5145.2+20.2100%
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

-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: +4.3+4.31st half: +1.7+1.72nd half2nd half: +3.6+3.62nd half: +0.6+0.6
-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: +4.3+4.31st half: +1.7+1.72nd half2nd half: +3.6+3.62nd half: +0.6+0.6
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
George Fox
#581
W
50-20
50
20
+30
H13/12
NCAA
Colorado
#183
L
35-37
35
37
-2
A18/12
NCAA
Tulane
#173
L
23-24
23
24
-1
A21/12
NCAA
Weber State
#201
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A01/01
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
29-36
29
36
-7
A03/01
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
46-32
46
32
+14
H10/01
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H16/01
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
W
28-21
28
21
+7
H17/01
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A23/01
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A24/01
NCAA
62.7Avg total
33.5Scored
29.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.130.763.8+2.547%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.728.263.9+7.564%-
Last 30 away (16)30.932.863.7-1.931%-
Last 10 (10)33.529.262.7+4.350%-
Last 5 (5)33.627.661.2+6.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (9)30.932.963.8-2.033%-
vs Weaker (20)33.330.263.5+3.150%-
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
Montana Tech
#2
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H18/12
NCAA
Louisville
#53
L
20-42
20
42
-22
A20/12
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#335
D
34-34
34
34
+0
H01/01
NCAA
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
68.9Avg total
35.3Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.932.568.4+3.550%-
Last 30 at home (16)36.130.166.2+5.944%-
Last 30 away (14)35.835.170.9+0.657%-
Last 10 (10)35.333.668.9+1.750%-
Last 5 (5)37.033.870.8+3.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)32.440.072.4-7.620%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)34.634.068.6+0.643%-
vs Weaker (8)39.128.267.4+10.975%-
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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Portland State wins
7
Montana wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/01/26AIdaho69-66
23/01/26AEast. Washington65-61
17/01/26HNorthern Arizona63-52
16/01/26HNorthern Colorado76-73
10/01/26HSacramento State96-69
03/01/26AIdaho State93-87 OT
01/01/26AWeber State95-90 OT
21/12/25ATulane61-63
18/12/25AColorado73-84
13/12/25HGeorge Fox94-50
Montanalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
01/01/26HNorthern Arizona78-64
20/12/25ALouisville54-94
18/12/25HMontana Tech75-82

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Portland State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW72%
HomeLWWWW88%
AwayLWWWW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18810
Win %72%88%60%
Points / game79.986.175.0
Allowed / game70.764.975.4
Point differential+9.2+21.2-0.4
Avg total150.7151.0150.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%75%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)50% (2)80% (5)
Overtime %11%0%20%
Montana
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW57%
HomeLWWWW67%
AwayLWLLW44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21129
Win %57%67%44%
Points / game79.982.077.0
Allowed / game72.866.880.7
Point differential+7.1+15.2-3.7
Avg total152.6148.8157.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%42%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)0% (1)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 Portland State1813572%79.970.7+9.2
2 Montana State2113862%79.170.7+8.5
3 Montana2112957%79.972.8+7.1
4 Idaho2112957%80.174.0+6.0
5 Northern Colorado22121055%83.578.2+5.3
6 Weber State21101148%82.776.3+6.4
7 Idaho State21101148%75.473.7+1.7
8 Northern Arizona2281436%73.676.2-2.6
9 Sacramento State1961332%77.582.2-4.6
10 East. Washington2151624%76.582.0-5.5
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
Portland State283260
Montana333164
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