They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · January 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -8.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money NICH -440 / NWST +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual NICH +2 146 Won
Massey NICH -11.9 (-9.9)
Massey Totals 152.0 (-6.0)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 91%
Efficiency Plus ML NICH -9.3 (-7.3) 145.1 (+0.9) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -10.3 (-8.3) 145.0 (+1.0) 84%
Baseline ML NICH -10.2 (-8.2) 145.4 (+0.6) 83%
Baseline Plus ML NICH -10.6 (-8.6) 145.1 (+0.9) 84%

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 9, 2026 NICH 6147 NWST
Feb 3, 2026 NICH 6158 NWST
Feb 11, 2025 NWST 7260 NICH
Jan 4, 2025 NWST 6866 NICH
Mar 5, 2024 NICH 6862 NWST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH NWST
Overall 14-19 10-22
Conference 12-10 8-14
Home 6-6 8-6
Away 7-12 2-15
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 71.0 66.1
Avg Pts Against 75.7 72.9
Massey -1.3 (#187) -9.3 (#302)
Bradley-Terry -0.32 (#206) -1.91 (#317)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#205) -2.22 (#301)
RPI 0.489 (#195) 0.421 (#310)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH NWST
FG% 43.3% 42.5%
3PT% 35.6% 35.7%
REB / G 29.8 27.8
OREB / G 9.6 8.2
AST / TO 1.12 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 49.1%
TOV% 17.2% 19.1%
ORB% 26.8% 24.8%
FT Rate 23.5% 32.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.1% 56.7%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 16.9%
DRB% 67.3% 62.5%
Opp FT Rate 31.4% 29.1%

Game Analysis

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