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FINAL Neutral Conference Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tip-Off
Northwestern State Demons
Southland Conference · Leonard E. Merrell Center (Neutral) · January 7, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NWST -4.0 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money UIW +160 / NWST -190
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIW win
Actual NWST +3 163 Lost
Massey UIW -0.8 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (+15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NWST -0.4 (-2.6) 142.9 (+20.1) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIW -0.4 (-3.4) 143.6 (+19.4) 52% ✗
Baseline ML UIW -0.4 (-3.4) 144.4 (+18.6) 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UIW -0.2 (-3.2) 143.9 (+19.1) 52% ✗

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 24, 2026 NWST 54 – 49 UIW
Jan 17, 2026 UIW 76 – 74 NWST
Mar 4, 2025 NWST 73 – 57 UIW
Dec 6, 2024 NWST 72 – 70 UIW
Feb 17, 2024 NWST 81 – 61 UIW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIW NWST
Overall 7-25 9-23
Conference 3-11 5-9
Home 5-10 6-6
Away 1-11 2-13
Neutral 1-4 1-4
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 65.0 71.7
Avg Pts Against 77.7 82.6
Massey -13.6 (#341) -14.4 (#346)
Bradley-Terry -2.80 (#341) -2.81 (#342)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.51 (#337) -3.78 (#339)
RPI 0.436 (#281) 0.475 (#219)
Shooting & Four Factors UIW NWST
FG% 40.0% 40.4%
3PT% 31.9% 31.0%
REB / G 27.6 32.8
OREB / G 6.4 9.8
AST / TO 0.65 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 45.5%
TOV% 23.6% 22.7%
ORB% 19.5% 25.5%
FT Rate 21.8% 14.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.7% 57.1%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.4%
DRB% 65.2% 65.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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