Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Southland Conference · Lakefront Arena · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HCU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money NOLA +110 / HCU -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total NOLA win
Actual HCU +10 162 Lost
Massey HCU -2.0 (-8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HCU -2.8 (-7.2) 143.5 (+18.5) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HCU -1.8 (-8.2) 144.2 (+17.8) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HCU -2.2 (-7.8) 143.4 (+18.6) 39% ✓
Baseline ML HCU -2.0 (-8.0) 145.0 (+17.0) 36% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 NOLA 73 – 60 HCU
Feb 14, 2026 HCU 61 – 60 NOLA
Dec 6, 2025 HCU 85 – 76 NOLA
Feb 8, 2025 HCU 81 – 68 NOLA
Feb 6, 2024 NOLA 84 – 58 HCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NOLA HCU
Overall 4-27 12-20
Conference 2-18 9-11
Home 0-11 8-7
Away 3-15 4-12
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L13 L3
Avg Pts For 67.9 64.7
Avg Pts Against 82.5 69.9
Massey -11.9 (#335) -6.6 (#269)
Bradley-Terry -1.36 (#291) -1.29 (#279)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.84 (#296) -1.28 (#261)
RPI 0.451 (#254) 0.445 (#266)
Shooting & Four Factors NOLA HCU
FG% 39.7% 40.9%
3PT% 31.1% 30.3%
REB / G 34.7 31.1
OREB / G 11.6 9.4
AST / TO 0.93 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.9% 47.5%
TOV% 18.3% 18.5%
ORB% 29.7% 26.9%
FT Rate 23.3% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 18.1%
DRB% 62.1% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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