Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail. "Love Shack" - The B-52's
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · January 21, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -13.0 Away covered
O/U 158.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual NICH +11 127 Won
Massey NICH -17.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 157.3 (-30.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -14.0 (-3.0) 158.9 (-31.9) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -11.9 (-0.9) 158.5 (-31.5) 88% ✓
Baseline ML NICH -13.2 (-2.2) 158.4 (-31.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NICH -13.1 (-2.1) 156.9 (-29.9) 88% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 9, 2026 NICH 61 – 47 NWST
Feb 3, 2026 NICH 61 – 58 NWST
Jan 6, 2026 NICH 74 – 72 NWST
Feb 11, 2025 NWST 72 – 60 NICH
Jan 4, 2025 NWST 68 – 66 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH NWST
Overall 21-12 9-23
Conference 11-3 5-9
Home 11-1 6-6
Away 7-8 2-13
Neutral 3-3 1-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 75.7 71.7
Avg Pts Against 73.4 82.6
Massey -0.0 (#166) -13.7 (#343)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#214) -2.54 (#338)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.75 (#228) -3.04 (#335)
RPI 0.507 (#158) 0.439 (#284)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH NWST
FG% 45.5% 41.5%
3PT% 34.2% 32.2%
REB / G 36.4 34.6
OREB / G 10.6 10.5
AST / TO 0.96 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 46.9%
TOV% 18.3% 22.1%
ORB% 29.2% 27.5%
FT Rate 12.9% 15.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 56.0%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 15.9%
DRB% 70.0% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 29.7% 21.8%

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