But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Nicholls Colonels
66 – 61
FINAL Conference
SE Louisiana Lions
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -4.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money NICH -175 / SELA +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual NICH +5 127 Won
Massey NICH -9.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (-15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NICH -5.2 (-0.2) 139.8 (-12.8) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -4.2 (+0.8) 138.2 (-11.2) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -5.2 (-0.2) 137.9 (-10.9) 73% ✓
Baseline ML NICH -5.2 (-0.2) 138.2 (-11.2) 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

Feb 28, 2026 NICH 68 – 60 SELA
Jan 24, 2026 SELA 67 – 61 NICH
Feb 15, 2025 SELA 84 – 81 NICH
Dec 6, 2024 NICH 67 – 64 SELA
Mar 8, 2024 NICH 80 – 54 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH SELA
Overall 20-14 15-17
Conference 13-5 10-8
Home 10-2 9-4
Away 8-10 6-10
Neutral 2-2 0-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.2 66.6
Avg Pts Against 74.9 71.8
Massey -2.4 (#220) -7.6 (#296)
Bradley-Terry -0.53 (#225) -0.94 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#249) -0.95 (#246)
RPI 0.491 (#189) 0.447 (#268)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH SELA
FG% 40.4% 39.1%
3PT% 34.8% 30.9%
REB / G 35.0 32.6
OREB / G 10.0 10.8
AST / TO 0.80 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 44.8%
TOV% 17.5% 21.5%
ORB% 25.9% 31.2%
FT Rate 25.8% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.2%
DRB% 63.2% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 23.0%

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