The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money NAU -163 / IDHO +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDHO +10 162 Lost
Massey NAU -2.3 (-12.3) — —
Massey Totals — 137.9 (+24.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NAU -1.4 (-11.4) 141.1 (+20.9) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAU -2.4 (-12.4) 136.9 (+25.1) 59% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -2.3 (-12.3) 138.0 (+24.0) 60% ✗
Baseline ML NAU -2.3 (-12.3) 138.9 (+23.1) 60% ✗

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 27, 2026 IDHO 78 – 58 NAU
Feb 1, 2026 IDHO 79 – 62 NAU
Feb 21, 2025 IDHO 83 – 78 NAU
Jan 25, 2025 NAU 80 – 72 IDHO
Jan 26, 2024 NAU 75 – 60 IDHO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU IDHO
Overall 14-19 11-21
Conference 7-11 5-13
Home 7-5 6-10
Away 6-12 4-10
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L4
Avg Pts For 68.6 66.2
Avg Pts Against 76.6 72.8
Massey -8.9 (#312) -7.9 (#301)
Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#213) -1.27 (#294)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#244) -1.69 (#300)
RPI 0.483 (#211) 0.428 (#310)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDHO
FG% 44.1% 43.7%
3PT% 31.9% 33.5%
REB / G 30.6 30.4
OREB / G 7.9 7.5
AST / TO 1.10 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 50.6%
TOV% 18.3% 16.8%
ORB% 23.1% 22.7%
FT Rate 21.0% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.8%
DRB% 68.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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