And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Summit League · Scheels Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NDSU -150 / STMN +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual STMN +4 174 Lost
Massey NDSU -6.1 (-10.1) — —
Massey Totals — 158.4 (+15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -5.3 (-9.3) 154.1 (+19.9) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NDSU -3.3 (-7.3) 155.1 (+18.9) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -5.9 (-9.9) 153.5 (+20.5) 72% ✗
Baseline ML NDSU -5.0 (-9.0) 154.6 (+19.4) 68% ✗

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 27, 2026 STMN 84 – 62 NDSU
Jan 17, 2026 NDSU 68 – 65 STMN
Feb 2, 2025 STMN 79 – 62 NDSU
Mar 10, 2024 STMN 68 – 58 NDSU
Feb 23, 2024 NDSU 64 – 50 STMN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NDSU STMN
Overall 21-11 24-10
Conference 10-6 12-4
Home 11-4 14-0
Away 8-6 7-8
Neutral 2-1 3-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.7 81.6
Avg Pts Against 76.0 76.1
Massey 6.6 (#86) 4.6 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#112) 0.47 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#127) 0.80 (#117)
RPI 0.519 (#133) 0.506 (#155)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU STMN
FG% 48.0% 48.4%
3PT% 41.5% 37.3%
REB / G 34.5 31.2
OREB / G 7.6 6.9
AST / TO 1.43 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.4% 57.0%
TOV% 16.0% 16.0%
ORB% 24.3% 21.2%
FT Rate 22.6% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 9.8% 19.3%
DRB% 73.1% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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