Utah Tech at Montana
How they got here
Last two games
Utah Tech · 0-2
Picked #237 in the preseason · now #176 — better than expected.
Two straight losses, each by 20 or more.
L 7–63 @ BYUTop 25 #17 of 669
lost by 56 as a 50.5-point underdog
L 0–54 vs Montana State #100 of 669
lost by 54 as a 32.5-point underdog
Last two games
Montana · 2-0
Picked #93 in the preseason · now #107.
Two straight wins — but still hunting a ranked opponent.
W 45–10 vs Drake #212 of 669
won by 35 as a 35.5-point favorite
W 28–21 vs Southern Utah #149 of 669
won by 7 as a 15.5-point favorite
What’s at stake
Utah Tech
- Utah Tech is 2 games back in Big Sky with 9 left to make it up.
- Utah Tech is still shaking off a 21-point loss.
Montana
- Montana controls first place in Big Sky with 8 games left.
- Montana is coming off a 21-point win.
The series
Montana leads the series 3-0
3 meetings since 2021 · Montana has won the last 3
- 2026Montana 35–14
- 2023Montana 43–13
- 2021Montana 31–14
The line, and the room
The model and the market don’t fully agree on Montana’s chances here.
Home −35.5 · O/U 56.5
Conditions
63°F · 3 mph wind · Cloudy
Montana is worth +11.8 points (±8.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 100th percentile.
83% at home, 29% on the road against FBS opponents (5–1 home, 2–5 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +5.3 at home vs. away over 54 games — inside the ±8.4 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 674 miles to get here.
Utah Tech 14 – Montana 35
Called it — picked Montana to win.
Recent games
Montana
- Wk 1Wvs Southern Utah28-21
- Wk 1Wvs Drake45-10
Utah Tech
- Wk 1Lvs Montana State0-54
- Wk 1Lat BYU7-63
Trajectory
Conference standings
- Montana#12-0
- Utah Tech#130-2
Montana won 35-14, as picked pregame.