All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Southland Conference · UTRGV Fieldhouse · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread RGV -3.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money RGV -162 / NICH +136
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual NICH +2 140 Lost
Massey RGV -7.1 (-9.1)
Massey Totals 151.2 (-11.2)
Bradley-Terry 72%
Weighted B-T 74%
Efficiency Plus ML RGV -3.1 (-5.1) 141.8 (-1.8) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML RGV -4.5 (-6.5) 142.5 (-2.5) 70%
Baseline ML RGV -4.0 (-6.0) 142.4 (-2.4) 67%
Baseline Plus ML RGV -3.6 (-5.6) 142.0 (-2.0) 65%

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 10, 2026 RGV 8668 NICH
Feb 10, 2026 RGV 9272 NICH
Feb 22, 2025 NICH 9384 RGV
Jan 28, 2025 NICH 8275 RGV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV NICH
Overall 19-14 14-19
Conference 14-8 12-10
Home 10-5 6-6
Away 8-8 7-12
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 71.0
Avg Pts Against 70.6 75.7
Massey 0.2 (#170) -2.9 (#209)
Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#238) -0.93 (#254)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#228) -1.20 (#247)
RPI 0.474 (#222) 0.462 (#249)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV NICH
FG% 44.2% 43.5%
3PT% 38.9% 34.9%
REB / G 34.3 29.1
OREB / G 9.0 9.1
AST / TO 1.10 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 51.0%
TOV% 17.9% 16.5%
ORB% 25.6% 25.4%
FT Rate 16.1% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 57.4%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 20.7%
DRB% 68.9% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 34.2%

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