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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML SELA -0.8 (-26.8) 143.6 (-9.6) 58%

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 6860 SELA
Jan 24, 2026 SELA 6761 NICH
Feb 15, 2025 SELA 8481 NICH
Dec 6, 2024 NICH 6764 SELA
Jan 10, 2024 NICH 6661 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%

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