So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money NAU -185 / IDST +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDST +5 139 Lost
Massey NAU -0.2 (-5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.6 (-1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NAU -1.9 (-6.9) 140.9 (-1.9) 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAU -0.1 (-5.1) 140.5 (-1.5) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -1.1 (-6.1) 141.9 (-2.9) 59% ✗
Baseline ML NAU -0.8 (-5.8) 142.5 (-3.5) 50% ✓

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
Mar 10, 2024 IDST 68 – 60 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU IDST
Overall 18-16 15-15
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 10-5 10-4
Away 7-8 5-10
Neutral 1-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 72.2
Avg Pts Against 73.3 72.1
Massey -4.2 (#242) -0.3 (#160)
Bradley-Terry -0.48 (#218) -1.54 (#306)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#230) -1.67 (#284)
RPI 0.469 (#230) 0.433 (#292)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDST
FG% 44.2% 38.0%
3PT% 31.6% 27.4%
REB / G 38.1 40.0
OREB / G 12.8 14.6
AST / TO 1.48 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 43.5%
TOV% 14.6% 19.1%
ORB% 33.9% 39.4%
FT Rate 17.7% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 16.3%
DRB% 74.0% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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