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Nicholls Colonels
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FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · January 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money NICH -175 / LAM +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual LAM +4 152 Lost
Massey NICH -4.3 (-8.3)
Massey Totals 141.0 (+11.0)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 83%
Efficiency Plus ML NICH -2.6 (-6.6) 139.0 (+13.0) 61%
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -3.6 (-7.6) 137.8 (+14.2) 69%
Baseline ML NICH -3.6 (-7.6) 138.6 (+13.4) 68%
Baseline Plus ML NICH -3.8 (-7.8) 139.3 (+12.7) 68%

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 24, 2026 NICH 5352 LAM
Jan 17, 2026 LAM 9080 NICH
Mar 12, 2025 LAM 5855 NICH
Mar 4, 2025 LAM 6553 NICH
Feb 11, 2024 LAM 7556 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH LAM
Overall 20-13 20-13
Conference 13-7 14-6
Home 11-4 10-4
Away 8-8 9-7
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 67.4
Avg Pts Against 71.7 67.0
Massey -1.9 (#197) -2.6 (#213)
Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#178) -0.95 (#257)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#192) -1.03 (#246)
RPI 0.509 (#167) 0.462 (#238)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH LAM
FG% 41.1% 42.1%
3PT% 34.7% 35.0%
REB / G 36.0 36.3
OREB / G 11.7 13.1
AST / TO 0.99 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 47.5%
TOV% 16.1% 19.0%
ORB% 30.3% 35.4%
FT Rate 20.5% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 18.3%
DRB% 66.8% 65.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 24.0%

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