He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · February 25, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 134.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDST +4 136 Lost
Massey NAU -4.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 129.4 (+6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAU -1.9 (-5.9) 131.8 (+4.2) 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -3.6 (-7.6) 134.0 (+2.0) 62% ✗
Baseline ML NAU -3.6 (-7.6) 134.5 (+1.5) 62% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NAU -3.5 (-7.5) 135.2 (+0.8) 62% ✗

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
Jan 3, 2025 IDST 72 – 67 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU IDST
Overall 9-23 7-23
Conference 5-15 5-15
Home 5-10 5-8
Away 3-11 2-14
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L8 L3
Avg Pts For 65.4 62.4
Avg Pts Against 74.8 72.0
Massey -11.1 (#327) -13.1 (#343)
Bradley-Terry -1.71 (#307) -2.31 (#337)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.13 (#312) -2.35 (#322)
RPI 0.438 (#294) 0.374 (#351)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDST
FG% 40.6% 41.0%
3PT% 34.7% 30.0%
REB / G 36.3 31.2
OREB / G 10.3 9.0
AST / TO 0.85 0.72
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 47.4%
TOV% 20.7% 20.8%
ORB% 28.3% 26.2%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 16.7%
DRB% 76.3% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 26.2%

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