I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
SE Louisiana Lions
83 – 81
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · University Center · February 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -2.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money SELA +125 / NICH -145
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual SELA +2 164 Won
Massey NICH -2.6 (+4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 157.8 (+6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -2.5 (+4.5) 159.1 (+4.9) 43% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -2.2 (+4.2) 156.6 (+7.4) 40% ✗
Baseline ML NICH -1.6 (+3.6) 158.1 (+5.9) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NICH -2.4 (+4.4) 158.9 (+5.1) 45% ✗

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
Mar 8, 2024 NICH 80 – 54 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA NICH
Overall 19-15 21-12
Conference 10-4 11-3
Home 10-1 11-1
Away 5-11 7-8
Neutral 4-3 3-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 75.9 75.7
Avg Pts Against 79.1 73.4
Massey -7.2 (#286) -1.8 (#205)
Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#247) -0.37 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.26 (#260) -0.65 (#220)
RPI 0.501 (#181) 0.522 (#135)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA NICH
FG% 44.6% 46.1%
3PT% 34.2% 32.8%
REB / G 31.4 37.8
OREB / G 8.8 11.7
AST / TO 0.96 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 52.1%
TOV% 20.0% 17.6%
ORB% 25.8% 31.1%
FT Rate 29.2% 12.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 19.7%
DRB% 66.1% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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