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Lamar Cardinals
65 53
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · March 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LAM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money LAM -145 / NICH +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual LAM +12 118 Won
Massey LAM -2.4 (+9.6)
Massey Totals 141.0 (-23.0)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 61%
Efficiency Plus ML LAM -2.1 (+9.9) 140.3 (-22.3) 57%
Baseline Tuned ML LAM -1.2 (+10.8) 139.2 (-21.2) 59%
Baseline ML LAM -1.5 (+10.5) 142.2 (-24.2) 59%
Baseline Plus ML LAM -1.0 (+11.0) 140.6 (-22.6) 59%

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
Jan 20, 2025 LAM 7874 NICH
Feb 11, 2024 LAM 7556 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM NICH
Overall 20-13 20-13
Conference 14-6 13-7
Home 10-4 11-4
Away 9-7 8-8
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.4 72.0
Avg Pts Against 67.0 71.7
Massey -1.2 (#182) -0.3 (#166)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#186) 0.07 (#160)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#182) -0.02 (#168)
RPI 0.510 (#166) 0.528 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM NICH
FG% 41.9% 42.3%
3PT% 37.0% 35.5%
REB / G 37.1 37.0
OREB / G 13.0 11.7
AST / TO 1.14 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 48.9%
TOV% 18.8% 14.6%
ORB% 35.3% 30.5%
FT Rate 20.2% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 16.4%
DRB% 67.2% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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