We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big Sky Conference · The Nest · February 4, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SAC -2.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money SAC -145 / NAU +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual NAU +1 123 Lost
Massey SAC -3.7 (-4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 133.0 (-10.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAC -2.1 (-3.1) 133.0 (-10.0) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -2.1 (-3.1) 137.4 (-14.4) 60% ✗
Baseline ML SAC -2.5 (-3.5) 137.7 (-14.7) 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAC -3.0 (-4.0) 137.4 (-14.4) 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

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 SAC NAU
Overall 11-18 9-23
Conference 6-14 5-15
Home 6-8 5-10
Away 4-9 3-11
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 64.5 65.4
Avg Pts Against 71.2 74.8
Massey -10.6 (#325) -11.1 (#328)
Bradley-Terry -1.89 (#314) -1.96 (#317)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.01 (#300) -2.42 (#320)
RPI 0.406 (#323) 0.425 (#302)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC NAU
FG% 41.2% 40.9%
3PT% 33.2% 35.2%
REB / G 31.9 35.9
OREB / G 8.1 9.8
AST / TO 0.89 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 48.1%
TOV% 17.6% 20.6%
ORB% 22.1% 26.8%
FT Rate 20.2% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 14.0%
DRB% 72.6% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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