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North Dakota State Bison
73 74
FINAL Neutral Sun Bowl Invitational
UC Irvine Anteaters
Don Haskins Center (Neutral) · December 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NDSU -115 / UCI -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total NDSU win
Actual UCI +1 147 Lost
Massey NDSU -2.6 (-3.6)
Massey Totals 134.9 (+12.1)
Bradley-Terry 66%
Weighted B-T 64%
Efficiency Plus ML NDSU -3.9 (-4.9) 141.2 (+5.8) 68%
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -3.5 (-4.5) 135.0 (+12.0) 66%
Baseline ML NDSU -3.1 (-4.1) 134.6 (+12.4) 61%
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -4.0 (-5.0) 140.9 (+6.1) 65%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NDSU UCI
Overall 27-8 23-12
Conference 14-2 15-5
Home 13-1 12-5
Away 10-5 7-5
Neutral 4-2 4-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.7 74.2
Avg Pts Against 71.4 69.4
Massey 3.2 (#124) 0.7 (#162)
Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#107) 0.28 (#152)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.27 (#108) 0.68 (#137)
RPI 0.543 (#105) 0.521 (#141)
Shooting & Four Factors NDSU UCI
FG% 41.5% 40.3%
3PT% 31.7% 31.6%
REB / G 37.7 38.3
OREB / G 13.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.31 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 45.2%
TOV% 15.0% 17.2%
ORB% 33.9% 26.7%
FT Rate 24.4% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 43.6%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 17.7%
DRB% 70.6% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 20.2%

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