Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Sky Conference · The Nest · February 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAC -3.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money SAC -138 / NAU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual NAU +15 131 Lost
Massey SAC -3.5 (-18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 131.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAC -0.8 (-15.8) 133.4 (-2.4) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -1.5 (-16.5) 130.8 (+0.2) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -0.6 (-15.6) 132.3 (-1.3) 56% ✗
Baseline ML SAC -1.1 (-16.1) 132.7 (-1.7) 46% ✓

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
Jan 20, 2024 NAU 70 – 61 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAC NAU
Overall 10-24 14-19
Conference 4-14 7-11
Home 6-8 7-5
Away 2-13 6-12
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 64.2 68.6
Avg Pts Against 71.3 76.6
Massey -9.6 (#315) -9.7 (#318)
Bradley-Terry -1.83 (#325) -0.56 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.36 (#328) -0.97 (#253)
RPI 0.405 (#329) 0.473 (#222)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC NAU
FG% 41.2% 43.4%
3PT% 29.8% 31.1%
REB / G 34.4 30.6
OREB / G 11.1 7.7
AST / TO 0.74 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 49.0%
TOV% 23.6% 18.1%
ORB% 34.1% 22.4%
FT Rate 23.0% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 17.9%
DRB% 74.4% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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