The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Scheels Center · November 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money NDSU -115 / SIU -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual NDSU +7 177 Won
Massey NDSU -4.2 (+2.8)
Massey Totals 153.9 (+23.1)
Bradley-Terry 88%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML NDSU -4.5 (+2.5) 153.3 (+23.7) 79%
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -4.3 (+2.7) 148.3 (+28.7) 68%
Baseline ML NDSU -5.1 (+1.9) 147.9 (+29.1) 71%
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -5.3 (+1.7) 151.7 (+25.3) 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

Nov 19, 2024 SIU 6944 NDSU
Dec 20, 2023 SIU 7663 NDSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NDSU SIU
Overall 27-8 16-16
Conference 14-2 10-10
Home 13-1 8-6
Away 10-5 7-8
Neutral 4-2 1-2
Last 5 1-2 1-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 72.7
Avg Pts Against 71.4 70.5
Massey 1.5 (#152) 4.5 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#142) -0.06 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.44 (#119) 0.03 (#181)
RPI 0.588 (#85) 0.486 (#195)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU SIU
FG% 38.5% 54.3%
3PT% 19.6% 30.0%
REB / G 39.0 44.5
OREB / G 16.3 9.5
AST / TO 1.45 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.0% 57.9%
TOV% 13.4% 13.0%
ORB% 38.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 18.8% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 42.9%
Opp TOV% 23.5% 10.3%
DRB% 70.1% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 25.9%

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