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East Texas A&M Lions
84 – 87 2OT
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · The Field House · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ETAM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money ETAM -120 / NICH +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETAM win
Actual NICH +3 171 Lost
Massey NICH -0.7 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 141.0 (+30.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -0.8 (-2.2) 143.3 (+27.7) 40% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -0.9 (-2.1) 138.9 (+32.1) 47% ✓
Baseline ML NICH -0.6 (-2.4) 141.1 (+29.9) 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NICH -0.5 (-2.5) 143.0 (+28.0) 45% ✓

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 31, 2026 NICH 72 – 68 ETAM
Jan 3, 2026 NICH 80 – 58 ETAM
Feb 8, 2025 NICH 81 – 65 ETAM
Jan 7, 2025 NICH 83 – 61 ETAM
Mar 12, 2024 NICH 72 – 51 ETAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETAM NICH
Overall 13-20 20-14
Conference 6-12 13-5
Home 8-7 10-2
Away 4-12 8-10
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.3 73.2
Avg Pts Against 76.6 74.9
Massey -8.5 (#304) -4.2 (#246)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#286) -0.59 (#233)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.62 (#294) -1.00 (#255)
RPI 0.460 (#250) 0.474 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors ETAM NICH
FG% 39.3% 41.5%
3PT% 28.2% 34.9%
REB / G 30.3 35.1
OREB / G 8.9 10.3
AST / TO 1.03 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 48.3%
TOV% 18.0% 18.8%
ORB% 23.5% 27.5%
FT Rate 16.3% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 16.9%
DRB% 65.6% 64.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 24.5%

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