And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · February 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NAU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NAU -145 / IDHO +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual IDHO +5 161 Lost
Massey NAU -3.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NAU -2.9 (-7.9) 143.5 (+17.5) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAU -3.2 (-8.2) 142.4 (+18.6) 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NAU -2.9 (-7.9) 142.7 (+18.3) 64% ✗
Baseline ML NAU -2.8 (-7.8) 143.2 (+17.8) 64% ✗

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 27, 2026 IDHO 78 – 58 NAU
Feb 1, 2026 IDHO 79 – 62 NAU
Jan 25, 2025 NAU 80 – 72 IDHO
Feb 24, 2024 IDHO 86 – 76 NAU
Jan 26, 2024 NAU 75 – 60 IDHO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU IDHO
Overall 18-16 14-19
Conference 8-10 8-10
Home 10-5 8-6
Away 7-8 5-11
Neutral 1-3 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 72.1
Avg Pts Against 73.3 76.6
Massey -4.8 (#245) -5.4 (#257)
Bradley-Terry -0.85 (#248) -1.02 (#264)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.05 (#248) -1.24 (#264)
RPI 0.448 (#277) 0.443 (#290)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU IDHO
FG% 42.6% 44.0%
3PT% 32.6% 35.0%
REB / G 37.5 32.0
OREB / G 12.2 9.7
AST / TO 1.39 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 52.4%
TOV% 15.2% 18.4%
ORB% 32.3% 29.2%
FT Rate 19.8% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 16.3%
DRB% 76.3% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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