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Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · February 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NAU -150 / IDST +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDST +5 145 Lost
Massey NAU -3.4 (-8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (+0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NAU -1.7 (-6.7) 146.5 (-1.5) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAU -2.4 (-7.4) 144.8 (+0.2) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -2.0 (-7.0) 146.2 (-1.2) 61% ✗
Baseline ML NAU -1.9 (-6.9) 148.0 (-3.0) 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

Mar 8, 2026 IDST 73 – 65 NAU
Feb 6, 2026 NAU 79 – 73 IDST
Jan 11, 2026 IDST 81 – 79 NAU
Mar 4, 2025 NAU 82 – 79 IDST
Jan 3, 2025 IDST 72 – 67 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU IDST
Overall 12-23 11-21
Conference 5-13 8-10
Home 6-8 7-7
Away 3-13 4-12
Neutral 3-2 0-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 68.5
Avg Pts Against 76.2 72.1
Massey -4.9 (#253) -4.7 (#249)
Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#303) -1.34 (#296)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.63 (#292) -1.17 (#270)
RPI 0.418 (#321) 0.420 (#319)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDST
FG% 41.7% 43.5%
3PT% 34.2% 33.4%
REB / G 33.3 30.8
OREB / G 9.7 7.9
AST / TO 1.16 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 50.5%
TOV% 16.8% 17.7%
ORB% 26.5% 23.4%
FT Rate 21.2% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 18.1%
DRB% 74.2% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 30.3% 29.3%

Game Analysis

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