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Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 8, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money NAU -140 / IDST +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDST +4 142 Lost
Massey IDST -2.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 129.9 (+12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IDST -0.5 (-3.5) 131.6 (+10.4) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDST -1.2 (-2.8) 130.5 (+11.5) 44% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NAU -0.1 (-4.1) 131.2 (+10.8) 45% ✓
Baseline ML IDST -0.9 (-3.1) 132.3 (+9.7) 40% ✓

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 6-16 13-11
Conference 4-10 8-6
Home 1-7 8-3
Away 4-7 5-5
Neutral 1-2 0-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 63.2 61.8
Avg Pts Against 74.5 64.5
Massey -11.4 (#315) -6.0 (#266)
Bradley-Terry -1.53 (#276) -1.79 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.54 (#296) -2.38 (#288)
RPI 0.473 (#203) 0.353 (#317)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDST
FG% 39.5% 41.6%
3PT% 30.2% 31.2%
REB / G 28.7 34.5
OREB / G 8.1 9.8
AST / TO 0.87 0.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.9% 47.3%
TOV% 16.8% 29.5%
ORB% 22.3% 31.9%
FT Rate 23.4% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 61.7% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 17.5%
DRB% 73.1% 79.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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