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Lamar Cardinals
52 53
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · February 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LAM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money LAM -180 / NICH +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual NICH +1 105 Lost
Massey LAM -5.4 (-6.4)
Massey Totals 146.6 (-41.6)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 66%
Efficiency Plus ML LAM -4.8 (-5.8) 141.6 (-36.6) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML LAM -4.3 (-5.3) 142.1 (-37.1) 67%
Baseline ML LAM -4.0 (-5.0) 143.3 (-38.3) 71%
Baseline Plus ML LAM -4.3 (-5.3) 142.9 (-37.9) 68%

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 17, 2026 LAM 9080 NICH
Mar 12, 2025 LAM 5855 NICH
Mar 4, 2025 LAM 6553 NICH
Jan 20, 2025 LAM 7874 NICH
Feb 11, 2024 LAM 7556 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM NICH
Overall 12-19 14-19
Conference 7-15 12-10
Home 7-8 6-6
Away 5-10 7-12
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 71.0
Avg Pts Against 70.5 75.7
Massey -2.5 (#204) -5.0 (#245)
Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#271) -0.91 (#248)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.17 (#250) -1.24 (#256)
RPI 0.440 (#297) 0.473 (#239)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM NICH
FG% 42.7% 43.9%
3PT% 34.7% 34.8%
REB / G 36.9 29.1
OREB / G 13.0 9.3
AST / TO 1.22 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 51.6%
TOV% 17.6% 16.8%
ORB% 35.8% 26.3%
FT Rate 20.7% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 20.6%
DRB% 70.7% 65.2%
Opp FT Rate 30.9% 30.6%

Game Analysis

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