I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Idaho State Bengals
73 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IDST -4.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money IDST -205 / NAU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total IDST win
Actual IDST +8 138 Won
Massey IDST -5.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (-3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IDST -3.2 (+4.8) 139.7 (-1.7) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDST -4.6 (+3.4) 136.7 (+1.3) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IDST -4.1 (+3.9) 139.7 (-1.7) 67% ✓
Baseline ML IDST -3.7 (+4.3) 141.7 (-3.7) 64% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2026 NAU 79 – 73 IDST
Jan 11, 2026 IDST 81 – 79 NAU
Mar 4, 2025 NAU 82 – 79 IDST
Jan 3, 2025 IDST 72 – 67 NAU
Mar 10, 2024 IDST 68 – 60 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IDST NAU
Overall 13-20 10-22
Conference 5-13 4-14
Home 8-6 9-7
Away 3-12 1-13
Neutral 2-2 0-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 73.6 68.1
Avg Pts Against 77.6 77.6
Massey -4.3 (#232) -9.4 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -1.14 (#269) -1.62 (#315)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#253) -1.87 (#300)
RPI 0.448 (#283) 0.405 (#352)
Shooting & Four Factors IDST NAU
FG% 44.9% 45.2%
3PT% 33.6% 36.2%
REB / G 31.8 28.8
OREB / G 10.2 7.7
AST / TO 1.03 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 51.8%
TOV% 17.1% 16.1%
ORB% 32.4% 23.6%
FT Rate 28.1% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 57.2%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 16.6%
DRB% 71.3% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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