You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money NAU -138 / SAC +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual NAU +9 131 Won
Massey NAU -0.7 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 134.4 (-3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NAU -0.9 (+8.1) 134.0 (-3.0) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -0.5 (+9.5) 130.7 (+0.3) 44% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -0.9 (+8.1) 133.1 (-2.1) 48% ✗
Baseline ML SAC -0.2 (+9.2) 133.7 (-2.7) 43% ✗

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 15, 2026 NAU 79 – 74 SAC
Jan 16, 2026 SAC 83 – 69 NAU
Feb 15, 2025 NAU 65 – 61 SAC
Jan 17, 2025 NAU 77 – 53 SAC
Feb 16, 2024 NAU 73 – 58 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU SAC
Overall 14-19 10-24
Conference 7-11 4-14
Home 7-5 6-8
Away 6-12 2-13
Neutral 1-2 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 64.2
Avg Pts Against 76.6 71.3
Massey -10.8 (#325) -7.8 (#294)
Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#207) -1.33 (#296)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.91 (#245) -1.58 (#294)
RPI 0.492 (#191) 0.416 (#310)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU SAC
FG% 42.3% 42.6%
3PT% 30.9% 31.1%
REB / G 30.6 35.0
OREB / G 8.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.00 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 49.5%
TOV% 18.8% 24.1%
ORB% 23.0% 33.7%
FT Rate 19.0% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.5%
DRB% 69.1% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.0% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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