This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -6.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money NAU +250 / MTST -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual MTST +15 123 Lost
Massey MTST -4.2 (-10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (-17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -5.0 (-10.0) 141.9 (-18.9) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -6.0 (-9.0) 139.5 (-16.5) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -4.6 (-10.4) 141.5 (-18.5) 34% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -4.6 (-10.4) 142.6 (-19.6) 33% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 MTST 76 – 65 NAU
Jan 4, 2026 MTST 77 – 68 NAU
Feb 7, 2025 NAU 69 – 64 MTST
Jan 12, 2025 MTST 58 – 53 NAU
Feb 10, 2024 NAU 76 – 71 MTST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU MTST
Overall 12-23 25-10
Conference 5-13 15-3
Home 6-8 12-1
Away 3-13 10-5
Neutral 3-2 3-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 70.8
Avg Pts Against 76.2 67.2
Massey -5.6 (#270) 2.9 (#124)
Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#263) 0.20 (#157)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#278) 0.45 (#138)
RPI 0.445 (#278) 0.513 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU MTST
FG% 41.7% 45.4%
3PT% 32.4% 30.7%
REB / G 32.9 33.1
OREB / G 9.8 8.4
AST / TO 1.12 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 51.2%
TOV% 18.1% 19.4%
ORB% 26.1% 26.0%
FT Rate 19.2% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.3% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 19.6%
DRB% 72.8% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 33.4% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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