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Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · February 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -7.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money MONT -333 / NAU +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +1 133 Won
Massey MONT -8.6 (-7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (-7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -6.1 (-5.1) 139.5 (-6.5) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -6.6 (-5.6) 135.6 (-2.6) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -6.5 (-5.5) 140.0 (-7.0) 76% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -5.8 (-4.8) 139.2 (-6.2) 75% ✓

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 MONT NAU
Overall 17-14 12-23
Conference 10-7 5-13
Home 8-4 6-8
Away 6-9 3-13
Neutral 3-1 3-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.5 72.5
Avg Pts Against 68.8 76.2
Massey -0.2 (#167) -5.2 (#263)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#208) -1.40 (#300)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#187) -1.64 (#294)
RPI 0.484 (#206) 0.421 (#318)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT NAU
FG% 45.5% 41.3%
3PT% 35.5% 34.7%
REB / G 30.8 33.2
OREB / G 7.4 9.7
AST / TO 1.11 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 48.0%
TOV% 17.2% 16.9%
ORB% 24.3% 26.2%
FT Rate 24.0% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 17.3%
DRB% 75.5% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 31.2% 31.7%

Game Analysis

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