The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -3.1 (+10.9) 143.4 (-1.4) 65% ✓
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% ✓

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
Mar 10, 2025 MONT 74 – 65 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 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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