Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -3.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money NICH -185 / SFA +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual NICH +12 134 Won
Massey NICH -6.5 (+5.5)
Massey Totals 131.2 (+2.8)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 90%
Efficiency Plus ML NICH -4.1 (+7.9) 133.5 (+0.5) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -5.2 (+6.8) 133.2 (+0.8) 72%
Baseline ML NICH -5.1 (+6.9) 133.8 (+0.2) 73%
Baseline Plus ML NICH -6.9 (+5.1) 132.7 (+1.3) 74%

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 21, 2026 SFA 8178 NICH
Jan 20, 2026 SFA 7962 NICH
Mar 1, 2025 NICH 9470 SFA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH SFA
Overall 20-13 14-17
Conference 13-7 7-13
Home 11-4 8-8
Away 8-8 6-9
Neutral 1-1 0-0
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 72.0 64.7
Avg Pts Against 71.7 69.4
Massey -2.1 (#202) -4.8 (#252)
Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#176) -1.40 (#296)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.25 (#194) -1.61 (#283)
RPI 0.504 (#171) 0.444 (#275)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH SFA
FG% 40.7% 41.4%
3PT% 33.4% 23.8%
REB / G 36.4 36.6
OREB / G 12.1 13.0
AST / TO 1.01 0.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 45.5%
TOV% 15.9% 25.6%
ORB% 30.8% 37.1%
FT Rate 20.5% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 21.1%
DRB% 66.8% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 30.1% 25.8%

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