The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Southland Conference · Prather Coliseum · March 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NWST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money NWST -145 / UIW +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total NWST win
Actual NWST +16 130 Won
Massey NWST -3.4 (+12.6)
Massey Totals 132.8 (-2.8)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 77%
Efficiency Plus ML NWST -2.6 (+13.4) 130.2 (-0.2) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML NWST -2.2 (+13.8) 130.7 (-0.7) 61%
Baseline ML NWST -2.2 (+13.8) 132.2 (-2.2) 62%
Baseline Plus ML NWST -2.1 (+13.9) 132.2 (-2.2) 63%

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 NWST 5449 UIW
Jan 17, 2026 UIW 7674 NWST
Dec 6, 2024 NWST 7270 UIW
Feb 17, 2024 NWST 8161 UIW
Jan 13, 2024 NWST 9771 UIW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NWST UIW
Overall 16-16 19-17
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 9-5 11-5
Away 6-11 4-10
Neutral 1-0 4-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.4 70.9
Avg Pts Against 69.0 71.3
Massey -4.3 (#235) -4.4 (#238)
Bradley-Terry -0.63 (#227) -1.15 (#274)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#220) -1.24 (#264)
RPI 0.479 (#221) 0.454 (#274)
Shooting & Four Factors NWST UIW
FG% 42.4% 45.4%
3PT% 33.7% 36.3%
REB / G 35.2 33.8
OREB / G 11.3 11.4
AST / TO 0.94 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 52.0%
TOV% 20.3% 17.9%
ORB% 33.1% 34.1%
FT Rate 22.6% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.1%
DRB% 67.4% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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