I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Big Sky Conference · Dahlberg Arena · January 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -5.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money MONT -238 / NAU +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total MONT win
Actual MONT +14 142 Won
Massey MONT -6.9 (+7.1)
Massey Totals 145.0 (-3.0)
Bradley-Terry 77%
Weighted B-T 78%
Efficiency Plus ML MONT -5.6 (+8.4) 142.1 (-0.1) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -3.6 (+10.4) 139.9 (+2.1) 68%
Baseline ML MONT -3.8 (+10.2) 140.2 (+1.8) 65%
Baseline Plus ML MONT -3.1 (+10.9) 143.4 (-1.4) 65%

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 9872 NAU
Mar 10, 2025 MONT 7465 NAU
Feb 9, 2025 MONT 8380 NAU
Jan 10, 2025 MONT 8176 NAU
Feb 9, 2024 MONT 9466 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MONT NAU
Overall 18-16 10-22
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 11-6 9-7
Away 5-9 1-13
Neutral 2-1 0-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 75.7 68.1
Avg Pts Against 77.6 77.6
Massey -3.8 (#223) -6.8 (#278)
Bradley-Terry -0.76 (#243) -1.34 (#282)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#235) -1.61 (#266)
RPI 0.472 (#224) 0.403 (#334)
Shooting & Four Factors MONT NAU
FG% 46.9% 43.3%
3PT% 37.2% 35.1%
REB / G 33.8 32.9
OREB / G 7.8 8.5
AST / TO 0.98 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 49.1%
TOV% 20.9% 17.9%
ORB% 23.6% 23.8%
FT Rate 27.6% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 17.9%
DRB% 66.3% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 24.0%

Game Analysis

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