Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Southland Conference · McDermott Center · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UIW -2.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UIW -130 / NICH +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIW win
Actual NICH +8 174 Lost
Massey UIW -3.7 (-11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 152.1 (+21.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIW -2.0 (-10.0) 147.2 (+26.8) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIW -2.2 (-10.2) 144.2 (+29.8) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UIW -2.0 (-10.0) 145.8 (+28.2) 62% ✗
Baseline ML UIW -2.1 (-10.1) 148.7 (+25.3) 62% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 6, 2025 NICH 74 – 67 UIW
Mar 11, 2025 NICH 74 – 70 UIW
Jan 14, 2025 NICH 88 – 82 UIW
Feb 27, 2024 NICH 92 – 82 UIW
Jan 23, 2024 NICH 78 – 74 UIW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIW NICH
Overall 12-19 14-19
Conference 7-15 12-10
Home 9-6 6-6
Away 2-12 7-12
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 71.0
Avg Pts Against 75.0 75.7
Massey -4.9 (#244) -5.6 (#254)
Bradley-Terry -1.41 (#295) -0.87 (#248)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.82 (#292) -1.23 (#254)
RPI 0.428 (#310) 0.472 (#234)
Shooting & Four Factors UIW NICH
FG% 42.8% 43.0%
3PT% 36.1% 33.9%
REB / G 32.4 29.2
OREB / G 11.5 9.8
AST / TO 0.90 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 50.6%
TOV% 17.6% 17.1%
ORB% 32.5% 27.1%
FT Rate 24.6% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 55.8%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 21.6%
DRB% 67.9% 64.9%
Opp FT Rate 32.1% 31.7%

Game Analysis

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