You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
SE Louisiana Lions
54 – 80
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · University Center · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money SELA -150 / NICH +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual NICH +26 134 Lost
Massey SELA -2.2 (-28.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (-6.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SELA -0.8 (-26.8) 143.6 (-9.6) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SELA -0.6 (-26.6) 142.6 (-8.6) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SELA -0.5 (-26.5) 141.9 (-7.9) 56% ✗
Baseline ML SELA -0.5 (-26.5) 144.2 (-10.2) 56% ✗

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
Jan 10, 2024 NICH 66 – 61 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA NICH
Overall 15-17 20-14
Conference 10-8 13-5
Home 9-4 10-2
Away 6-10 8-10
Neutral 0-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.6 73.2
Avg Pts Against 71.8 74.9
Massey -6.8 (#284) -5.7 (#272)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#275) -0.46 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#295) -0.87 (#253)
RPI 0.485 (#211) 0.504 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA NICH
FG% 42.2% 43.2%
3PT% 34.5% 36.6%
REB / G 34.2 34.4
OREB / G 10.2 9.6
AST / TO 1.01 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 50.6%
TOV% 20.7% 18.9%
ORB% 30.6% 27.1%
FT Rate 25.9% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.3%
DRB% 70.1% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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