That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Nicholls Colonels
87 – 67
FINAL Conference
SE Louisiana Lions
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -10.0 Home covered
O/U 143.0 Over
Money NICH -550 / SELA +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual NICH +20 154 Won
Massey NICH -11.8 (+8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -8.9 (+11.1) 138.5 (+15.5) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -7.6 (+12.4) 138.9 (+15.1) 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NICH -9.7 (+10.3) 141.1 (+12.9) 84% ✓
Baseline ML NICH -8.7 (+11.3) 138.0 (+16.0) 80% ✓

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 NICH SELA
Overall 18-7 8-18
Conference 14-2 5-10
Home 8-1 3-4
Away 7-5 4-13
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 68.3
Avg Pts Against 73.8 77.7
Massey -2.5 (#207) -11.1 (#315)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#211) -1.75 (#287)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#219) -2.75 (#302)
RPI 0.473 (#202) 0.414 (#271)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH SELA
FG% 41.9% 37.2%
3PT% 31.4% 25.3%
REB / G 35.0 35.6
OREB / G 10.6 13.5
AST / TO 0.93 0.61
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 42.3%
TOV% 17.9% 23.4%
ORB% 27.4% 33.2%
FT Rate 15.6% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 21.9%
DRB% 70.4% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 27.8%

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