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Southland Conference · Montagne Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LAM -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money LAM -205 / NOLA +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual NOLA +6 148 Lost
Massey LAM -3.4 (-9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 151.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LAM -2.9 (-8.9) 144.9 (+3.1) 60% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAM -3.5 (-9.5) 142.9 (+5.1) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LAM -1.8 (-7.8) 145.1 (+2.9) 59% ✗
Baseline ML LAM -1.5 (-7.5) 146.8 (+1.2) 57% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 20, 2026 NOLA 89 – 76 LAM
Jan 14, 2025 NOLA 68 – 62 LAM
Mar 11, 2024 LAM 71 – 57 NOLA
Feb 17, 2024 LAM 94 – 72 NOLA
Jan 30, 2024 LAM 98 – 73 NOLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM NOLA
Overall 12-19 15-18
Conference 7-15 12-10
Home 7-8 5-6
Away 5-10 9-11
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 74.5
Avg Pts Against 70.5 77.7
Massey -2.1 (#203) -2.5 (#206)
Bradley-Terry -1.04 (#267) -0.47 (#219)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.05 (#244) -0.48 (#206)
RPI 0.446 (#282) 0.499 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM NOLA
FG% 42.9% 44.5%
3PT% 35.0% 33.1%
REB / G 36.8 37.1
OREB / G 12.8 11.7
AST / TO 1.21 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 50.1%
TOV% 17.6% 20.5%
ORB% 35.6% 34.8%
FT Rate 20.7% 34.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 14.8%
DRB% 71.2% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 30.6% 29.5%

Game Analysis

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