But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · March 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNCO -3.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money NAU +140 / UNCO -165
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual UNCO +10 156 Lost
Massey UNCO -3.1 (-6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 155.3 (+0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCO -2.2 (-7.8) 150.4 (+5.6) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCO -3.4 (-6.6) 146.6 (+9.4) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCO -2.6 (-7.4) 149.2 (+6.8) 39% ✓
Baseline ML UNCO -2.8 (-7.2) 153.0 (+3.0) 38% ✓

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 22, 2026 UNCO 78 – 77 NAU
Jan 25, 2026 NAU 81 – 77 UNCO
Feb 1, 2025 UNCO 87 – 69 NAU
Mar 5, 2024 UNCO 82 – 74 NAU
Dec 30, 2023 UNCO 92 – 77 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU UNCO
Overall 18-16 25-10
Conference 8-10 15-3
Home 10-5 13-2
Away 7-8 9-7
Neutral 1-3 3-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 79.4
Avg Pts Against 73.3 74.5
Massey -4.5 (#240) 1.8 (#133)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#256) 0.50 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#254) 0.62 (#119)
RPI 0.450 (#280) 0.524 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU UNCO
FG% 43.2% 50.2%
3PT% 33.6% 36.1%
REB / G 37.2 33.5
OREB / G 12.1 7.8
AST / TO 1.40 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 57.1%
TOV% 15.0% 15.2%
ORB% 32.5% 24.8%
FT Rate 19.8% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 15.2%
DRB% 76.2% 77.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 25.3%

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