They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · January 16, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -12.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Money MONT -1000 / NAU +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual NAU +4 120 Lost
Massey MONT -14.5 (-18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 125.7 (-5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -10.0 (-14.0) 130.2 (-10.2) 84% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -9.1 (-13.1) 128.5 (-8.5) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MONT -9.0 (-13.0) 128.8 (-8.8) 72% ✗
Baseline ML MONT -10.0 (-14.0) 131.0 (-11.0) 77% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 20, 2026 MONT 98 – 72 NAU
Jan 1, 2026 MONT 78 – 64 NAU
Mar 10, 2025 MONT 74 – 65 NAU
Feb 9, 2025 MONT 83 – 80 NAU
Jan 10, 2025 MONT 81 – 76 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT NAU
Overall 15-13 6-16
Conference 7-9 4-10
Home 8-4 1-7
Away 5-8 4-7
Neutral 2-1 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.2 63.2
Avg Pts Against 69.3 74.5
Massey -0.1 (#160) -11.8 (#322)
Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#266) -2.75 (#328)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.24 (#239) -3.97 (#329)
RPI 0.467 (#210) 0.411 (#283)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT NAU
FG% 41.4% 40.2%
3PT% 35.0% 32.6%
REB / G 31.7 29.2
OREB / G 7.3 9.4
AST / TO 0.82 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 45.8%
TOV% 20.2% 17.0%
ORB% 22.8% 26.2%
FT Rate 28.6% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 60.9%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 17.9%
DRB% 67.4% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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