I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
SE Louisiana Lions
84 – 81 OT
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · University Center · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money SELA -125 / NICH +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual SELA +3 165 Won
Massey SELA -3.3 (-0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (+22.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SELA -2.1 (+0.9) 141.4 (+23.6) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SELA -2.6 (+0.4) 141.0 (+24.0) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SELA -2.3 (+0.7) 139.8 (+25.2) 63% ✓
Baseline ML SELA -2.3 (+0.7) 141.1 (+23.9) 62% ✓

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
Dec 6, 2024 NICH 67 – 64 SELA
Mar 8, 2024 NICH 80 – 54 SELA
Jan 10, 2024 NICH 66 – 61 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA NICH
Overall 18-14 20-13
Conference 12-8 13-7
Home 8-4 11-4
Away 9-8 8-8
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.6 71.7
Massey -1.5 (#189) -1.6 (#190)
Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#192) -0.14 (#182)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.43 (#204) -0.31 (#189)
RPI 0.497 (#184) 0.507 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA NICH
FG% 44.5% 41.0%
3PT% 32.3% 34.0%
REB / G 35.4 36.5
OREB / G 10.2 12.0
AST / TO 0.91 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 47.3%
TOV% 18.7% 15.3%
ORB% 30.3% 31.1%
FT Rate 26.0% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 16.6%
DRB% 71.0% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 28.8%

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