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Southland Conference · Sharp Gymnasium · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NWST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money HCU +188 / NWST -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total HCU win
Actual NWST +13 159 Lost
Massey NWST -1.5 (-11.5)
Massey Totals 148.7 (+10.3)
Bradley-Terry 55%
Weighted B-T 42%
Efficiency Plus ML NWST -2.7 (-10.3) 148.1 (+10.9) 30%
Baseline Tuned ML NWST -2.2 (-10.8) 146.3 (+12.7) 37%
Baseline ML NWST -2.4 (-10.6) 146.6 (+12.4) 36%
Baseline Plus ML NWST -1.8 (-11.2) 146.5 (+12.5) 36%

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 21, 2026 NWST 7153 HCU
Jan 20, 2026 HCU 8280 NWST
Mar 1, 2025 NWST 6156 HCU
Dec 7, 2024 NWST 6457 HCU
Jan 15, 2024 NWST 6964 HCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HCU NWST
Overall 6-23 9-23
Conference 4-14 7-11
Home 5-8 6-7
Away 1-15 3-13
Neutral 0-0 0-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L7 L4
Avg Pts For 69.3 68.6
Avg Pts Against 84.8 76.7
Massey -16.2 (#356) -11.3 (#332)
Bradley-Terry -2.52 (#350) -2.08 (#335)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.42 (#355) -2.40 (#332)
RPI 0.394 (#343) 0.403 (#333)
Shooting & Four Factors HCU NWST
FG% 42.3% 42.1%
3PT% 29.0% 31.2%
REB / G 36.7 32.4
OREB / G 11.5 10.4
AST / TO 0.63 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 47.9%
TOV% 21.6% 19.7%
ORB% 29.9% 28.8%
FT Rate 23.1% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 18.5%
DRB% 66.5% 65.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 28.3%

Game Analysis

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