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Montana Grizzlies
74 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Sky
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Big Sky Conference · Idaho Central Arena (Neutral) · March 10, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -5.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money MONT -230 / NAU +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +9 139 Won
Massey MONT -3.1 (+5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 148.1 (-9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -3.4 (+5.6) 144.0 (-5.0) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -3.2 (+5.8) 140.6 (-1.6) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -3.5 (+5.5) 143.8 (-4.8) 67% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -3.4 (+5.6) 144.0 (-5.0) 68% ✓

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
Feb 9, 2025 MONT 83 – 80 NAU
Jan 10, 2025 MONT 81 – 76 NAU
Feb 9, 2024 MONT 94 – 66 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT NAU
Overall 25-10 18-16
Conference 15-3 8-10
Home 15-1 10-5
Away 7-8 7-8
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.2 72.5
Avg Pts Against 75.0 73.3
Massey -1.1 (#178) -4.2 (#235)
Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#110) -0.83 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#126) -1.04 (#250)
RPI 0.568 (#57) 0.453 (#277)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT NAU
FG% 49.2% 43.9%
3PT% 36.0% 34.7%
REB / G 30.4 36.5
OREB / G 7.0 11.7
AST / TO 1.21 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 50.5%
TOV% 16.4% 15.4%
ORB% 23.0% 32.1%
FT Rate 26.1% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 14.7%
DRB% 70.1% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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