I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 6, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -2.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money NAU +140 / MONT -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual NAU +1 149 Won
Massey MONT -2.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (+4.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MONT -2.0 (+3.0) 145.8 (+3.2) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -3.5 (+4.5) 143.1 (+5.9) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -1.6 (+2.6) 148.1 (+0.9) 43% ✗
Baseline ML MONT -1.9 (+2.9) 148.8 (+0.2) 45% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 20, 2026 MONT 98 – 72 NAU
Jan 1, 2026 MONT 78 – 64 NAU
Mar 10, 2025 MONT 74 – 65 NAU
Feb 9, 2025 MONT 83 – 80 NAU
Jan 10, 2025 MONT 81 – 76 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU MONT
Overall 12-23 17-14
Conference 5-13 10-7
Home 6-8 8-4
Away 3-13 6-9
Neutral 3-2 3-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 69.5
Avg Pts Against 76.2 68.8
Massey -5.8 (#273) 0.5 (#162)
Bradley-Terry -1.12 (#279) -0.13 (#191)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#278) -0.12 (#187)
RPI 0.438 (#287) 0.493 (#189)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU MONT
FG% 41.2% 45.6%
3PT% 32.3% 35.1%
REB / G 32.8 30.5
OREB / G 10.2 7.5
AST / TO 1.14 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 52.7%
TOV% 18.1% 17.4%
ORB% 26.6% 24.4%
FT Rate 18.1% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.8% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.7%
DRB% 72.1% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 34.1% 36.7%

Game Analysis

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