This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 1, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread EWU -3.0 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual EWU +13 143 Lost
Massey EWU -3.2 (-9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EWU -5.6 (-7.4) 143.2 (-0.2) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EWU -3.3 (-9.7) 143.4 (-0.4) 40% ✓
Baseline ML EWU -4.1 (-8.9) 143.8 (-0.8) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EWU -3.7 (-9.3) 143.4 (-0.4) 36% ✓

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 9-23 18-16
Conference 5-15 11-9
Home 5-10 9-3
Away 3-11 8-11
Neutral 1-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L8 L2
Avg Pts For 65.4 75.2
Avg Pts Against 74.8 75.3
Massey -9.3 (#313) -1.8 (#206)
Bradley-Terry -1.37 (#283) 0.12 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.61 (#272) -0.19 (#189)
RPI 0.436 (#281) 0.504 (#161)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU EWU
FG% 39.5% 41.2%
3PT% 32.9% 33.9%
REB / G 37.1 36.1
OREB / G 10.5 9.2
AST / TO 0.69 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 49.1%
TOV% 22.8% 20.5%
ORB% 28.3% 25.6%
FT Rate 23.3% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 17.6%
DRB% 74.6% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 24.7%

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