He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Southland Conference · McDermott Center · January 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UIW -1.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money UIW -125 / NICH +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIW win
Actual NICH +6 170 Lost
Massey UIW -2.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (+24.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIW -1.4 (-7.4) 141.7 (+28.3) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIW -0.4 (-6.4) 143.7 (+26.3) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIW -1.3 (-7.3) 141.5 (+28.5) 58% ✗
Baseline ML UIW -0.9 (-6.9) 141.8 (+28.2) 57% ✗

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 14, 2026 NICH 91 – 83 UIW
Dec 6, 2025 NICH 74 – 67 UIW
Mar 11, 2025 NICH 74 – 70 UIW
Feb 27, 2024 NICH 92 – 82 UIW
Jan 23, 2024 NICH 78 – 74 UIW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIW NICH
Overall 19-17 20-13
Conference 9-11 13-7
Home 11-5 11-4
Away 4-10 8-8
Neutral 4-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.9 72.0
Avg Pts Against 71.3 71.7
Massey -3.9 (#233) -2.6 (#207)
Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#292) -0.16 (#185)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#265) -0.53 (#204)
RPI 0.421 (#313) 0.494 (#185)
Shooting & Four Factors UIW NICH
FG% 46.1% 40.2%
3PT% 36.0% 31.7%
REB / G 32.5 36.6
OREB / G 10.7 12.2
AST / TO 1.04 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 46.1%
TOV% 17.4% 15.8%
ORB% 33.2% 30.6%
FT Rate 18.1% 18.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 15.8%
DRB% 67.5% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 30.4%

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