And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MONT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NAU +145 / MONT -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual MONT +26 170 Lost
Massey MONT -4.0 (-22.0) — —
Massey Totals — 143.3 (+26.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MONT -2.7 (-23.3) 140.0 (+30.0) 40% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MONT -3.7 (-22.3) 141.4 (+28.6) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MONT -4.2 (-21.8) 138.7 (+31.3) 31% ✓
Baseline ML MONT -3.6 (-22.4) 139.7 (+30.3) 34% ✓

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 1, 2026 MONT 78 – 64 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 NAU MONT
Overall 10-22 18-16
Conference 4-14 10-8
Home 9-7 11-6
Away 1-13 5-9
Neutral 0-2 2-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 75.7
Avg Pts Against 77.6 77.6
Massey -8.5 (#295) -1.2 (#187)
Bradley-Terry -1.99 (#330) -0.27 (#197)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.34 (#319) -0.13 (#176)
RPI 0.374 (#349) 0.483 (#208)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU MONT
FG% 43.9% 47.1%
3PT% 34.4% 35.7%
REB / G 31.7 33.2
OREB / G 8.5 6.9
AST / TO 1.04 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 54.6%
TOV% 17.7% 20.0%
ORB% 25.0% 21.8%
FT Rate 19.6% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 14.4%
DRB% 67.3% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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