Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread EWU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NAU +188 / EWU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual EWU +3 155 Lost
Massey EWU -3.7 (+0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (+6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EWU -4.0 (+1.0) 145.8 (+9.2) 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EWU -4.9 (+1.9) 143.4 (+11.6) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EWU -4.7 (+1.7) 147.3 (+7.7) 29% ✓
Baseline ML EWU -4.3 (+1.3) 148.1 (+6.9) 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

Feb 28, 2026 EWU 88 – 57 NAU
Jan 30, 2026 NAU 92 – 86 EWU
Mar 9, 2025 NAU 66 – 53 EWU
Feb 22, 2025 NAU 87 – 67 EWU
Jan 24, 2025 NAU 70 – 61 EWU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU EWU
Overall 12-23 23-11
Conference 5-13 16-2
Home 6-8 11-1
Away 3-13 10-7
Neutral 3-2 2-3
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 75.1
Avg Pts Against 76.2 72.0
Massey -6.1 (#272) 1.3 (#142)
Bradley-Terry -1.55 (#313) 0.48 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.99 (#313) 0.45 (#140)
RPI 0.417 (#314) 0.519 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU EWU
FG% 41.0% 46.9%
3PT% 32.8% 34.8%
REB / G 33.1 35.4
OREB / G 9.7 8.7
AST / TO 1.10 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 54.3%
TOV% 17.7% 21.1%
ORB% 26.1% 27.6%
FT Rate 21.3% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 18.0%
DRB% 74.6% 74.5%
Opp FT Rate 32.2% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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