But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big Sky Conference · Worthington Arena · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -10.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money MTST -600 / NAU +440
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +9 145 Won
Massey MTST -14.1 (-5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 135.7 (+9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTST -10.4 (-1.4) 136.1 (+8.9) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTST -10.4 (-1.4) 137.7 (+7.3) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -10.1 (-1.1) 134.5 (+10.5) 86% ✓
Baseline ML MTST -10.8 (-1.8) 135.2 (+9.8) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 MTST 76 – 65 NAU
Feb 7, 2025 NAU 69 – 64 MTST
Jan 12, 2025 MTST 58 – 53 NAU
Feb 10, 2024 NAU 76 – 71 MTST
Jan 12, 2024 MTST 79 – 50 NAU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST NAU
Overall 18-14 10-22
Conference 12-6 4-14
Home 11-2 9-7
Away 6-11 1-13
Neutral 0-1 0-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 75.7 68.1
Avg Pts Against 73.5 77.6
Massey 3.0 (#124) -7.3 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#178) -1.33 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#167) -1.64 (#270)
RPI 0.511 (#149) 0.407 (#329)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST NAU
FG% 44.5% 43.2%
3PT% 31.4% 35.2%
REB / G 32.9 32.6
OREB / G 9.7 8.6
AST / TO 0.97 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 49.1%
TOV% 15.3% 18.1%
ORB% 27.2% 24.3%
FT Rate 19.8% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.0%
DRB% 70.4% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 30.9% 24.0%

Game Analysis

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