Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Big Sky Conference · Hornet Pavilion · February 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread EWU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money SAC +136 / EWU -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual EWU +8 196 Lost
Massey EWU -0.7 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 167.4 (+28.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML EWU -0.6 (-7.4) 159.3 (+36.7) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EWU -0.4 (-7.6) 161.0 (+35.0) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML EWU -0.6 (-7.4) 158.7 (+37.3) 49% ✓
Baseline ML EWU -0.3 (-7.7) 159.8 (+36.2) 54% ✗

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 24, 2026 EWU 75 – 67 SAC
Feb 7, 2025 EWU 83 – 80 SAC
Jan 11, 2025 EWU 65 – 54 SAC
Mar 10, 2024 SAC 74 – 69 EWU
Mar 5, 2024 EWU 91 – 88 SAC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAC EWU
Overall 10-21 14-19
Conference 6-12 11-7
Home 10-4 8-4
Away 0-16 5-13
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.9 77.7
Avg Pts Against 83.6 79.2
Massey -5.9 (#263) -2.2 (#204)
Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#267) -0.89 (#249)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.23 (#256) -0.96 (#237)
RPI 0.436 (#300) 0.447 (#279)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC EWU
FG% 41.2% 46.3%
3PT% 32.2% 36.0%
REB / G 33.4 31.4
OREB / G 10.2 10.2
AST / TO 1.09 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 52.6%
TOV% 15.0% 18.0%
ORB% 26.9% 30.9%
FT Rate 32.6% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.1% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 16.7%
DRB% 67.0% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 29.3%

Game Analysis

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