Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big Sky Conference · J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · January 30, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread EWU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money NAU +114 / EWU -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAU win
Actual NAU +6 178 Won
Massey EWU -1.6 (+7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 149.5 (+28.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EWU -1.5 (+7.5) 144.7 (+33.3) 40% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EWU -1.5 (+7.5) 143.9 (+34.1) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML EWU -2.3 (+8.3) 143.2 (+34.8) 40% ✗
Baseline ML EWU -1.7 (+7.7) 145.5 (+32.5) 40% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 EWU 88 – 57 NAU
Mar 9, 2025 NAU 66 – 53 EWU
Feb 22, 2025 NAU 87 – 67 EWU
Jan 24, 2025 NAU 70 – 61 EWU
Feb 23, 2024 NAU 78 – 71 EWU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAU EWU
Overall 10-22 14-19
Conference 4-14 11-7
Home 9-7 8-4
Away 1-13 5-13
Neutral 0-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 77.7
Avg Pts Against 77.6 79.2
Massey -9.0 (#298) -4.2 (#231)
Bradley-Terry -1.82 (#321) -1.43 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.19 (#312) -1.64 (#280)
RPI 0.388 (#346) 0.417 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors NAU EWU
FG% 44.9% 44.9%
3PT% 35.5% 34.1%
REB / G 30.3 31.4
OREB / G 8.1 10.7
AST / TO 1.12 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 50.9%
TOV% 17.1% 18.4%
ORB% 24.5% 31.0%
FT Rate 20.0% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 56.9%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.7%
DRB% 66.6% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 28.6%

Game Analysis

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