The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IDST -1.0 Away covered
O/U 133.0 Over
Money NAU +100 / IDST -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDST +6 146 Lost
Massey IDST -2.2 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 132.3 (+13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IDST -0.9 (-5.1) 134.7 (+11.3) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IDST -1.9 (-4.1) 130.9 (+15.1) 42% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IDST -1.2 (-4.8) 133.5 (+12.5) 41% ✓
Baseline ML IDST -1.6 (-4.4) 136.5 (+9.5) 43% ✓

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 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 63.2 61.8
Avg Pts Against 74.5 64.5
Massey -11.7 (#318) -6.4 (#268)
Bradley-Terry -2.29 (#318) -1.41 (#269)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.54 (#321) -2.19 (#281)
RPI 0.435 (#253) 0.390 (#303)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDST
FG% 39.6% 42.2%
3PT% 31.5% 30.0%
REB / G 28.9 34.6
OREB / G 8.5 10.0
AST / TO 0.92 0.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 47.8%
TOV% 16.5% 28.2%
ORB% 23.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 23.7% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 60.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.0%
DRB% 72.1% 77.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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