Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Southland Conference · Lakefront Arena · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -3.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money UNO +110 / NICH -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNO win
Actual NICH +13 167 Lost
Massey UNO -2.4 (-15.4)
Massey Totals 157.3 (+9.7)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 62%
Efficiency Plus ML NICH -0.0 (-13.0) 149.7 (+17.3) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML UNO -1.5 (-14.5) 148.5 (+18.5) 60%
Baseline ML UNO -0.8 (-13.8) 149.6 (+17.4) 54%
Baseline Plus ML UNO -0.5 (-13.5) 150.1 (+16.9) 56%

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 27, 2026 UNO 8062 NICH
Feb 18, 2025 NICH 7862 UNO
Dec 7, 2024 NICH 7370 UNO
Feb 20, 2024 NICH 8977 UNO
Jan 16, 2024 NICH 7875 UNO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNO NICH
Overall 15-18 14-19
Conference 12-10 12-10
Home 5-6 6-6
Away 9-11 7-12
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 71.0
Avg Pts Against 77.7 75.7
Massey -3.1 (#219) -1.9 (#196)
Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#225) -0.22 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#213) -0.50 (#200)
RPI 0.483 (#204) 0.490 (#192)
Shooting & Four Factors UNO NICH
FG% 42.8% 43.8%
3PT% 32.6% 34.9%
REB / G 36.9 29.9
OREB / G 12.0 9.6
AST / TO 0.89 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 51.4%
TOV% 20.4% 17.0%
ORB% 33.7% 26.7%
FT Rate 28.4% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 55.7%
Opp TOV% 14.0% 21.8%
DRB% 65.0% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 29.8% 31.0%

Game Analysis

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