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Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 25, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -4.0 Home covered
O/U 135.0 Under
Money NAU -180 / SAC +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual NAU +5 135 Won
Massey NAU -2.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 131.1 (+3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -0.2 (+5.2) 137.5 (-2.5) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -0.7 (+4.3) 137.3 (-2.3) 53% ✓
Baseline ML NAU -0.3 (+4.7) 137.5 (-2.5) 51% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAC -0.5 (+5.5) 138.8 (-3.8) 47% ✗

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 15, 2026 NAU 79 – 74 SAC
Jan 16, 2026 SAC 83 – 69 NAU
Feb 15, 2025 NAU 65 – 61 SAC
Jan 17, 2025 NAU 77 – 53 SAC
Feb 16, 2024 NAU 73 – 58 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU SAC
Overall 9-23 11-18
Conference 5-15 6-14
Home 5-10 6-8
Away 3-11 4-9
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 65.4 64.5
Avg Pts Against 74.8 71.2
Massey -10.1 (#322) -8.7 (#308)
Bradley-Terry -1.75 (#311) -1.78 (#313)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.07 (#306) -1.67 (#287)
RPI 0.436 (#286) 0.420 (#308)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU SAC
FG% 40.3% 40.4%
3PT% 34.1% 31.1%
REB / G 36.4 33.2
OREB / G 9.8 8.6
AST / TO 0.80 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 45.4%
TOV% 20.9% 17.8%
ORB% 26.8% 22.6%
FT Rate 21.5% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 13.2% 17.4%
DRB% 75.6% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 26.4%

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