And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
SE Louisiana Lions
67 – 61
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · University Center · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money SELA -135 / NICH +114
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual SELA +6 128 Won
Massey SELA -0.5 (+5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 143.3 (-15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NICH -1.2 (+7.2) 136.6 (-8.6) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -0.6 (+6.6) 137.2 (-9.2) 42% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NICH -0.1 (+6.1) 136.8 (-8.8) 50% ✗
Baseline ML SELA -0.0 (+6.0) 137.6 (-9.6) 49% ✗

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 28, 2026 NICH 68 – 60 SELA
Feb 15, 2025 SELA 84 – 81 NICH
Dec 6, 2024 NICH 67 – 64 SELA
Mar 8, 2024 NICH 80 – 54 SELA
Jan 10, 2024 NICH 66 – 61 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA NICH
Overall 9-22 14-19
Conference 6-16 12-10
Home 5-7 6-6
Away 2-15 7-12
Neutral 2-0 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.8 71.0
Avg Pts Against 71.3 75.7
Massey -6.2 (#262) -3.5 (#220)
Bradley-Terry -1.89 (#326) -0.40 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.22 (#313) -0.63 (#212)
RPI 0.411 (#332) 0.487 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA NICH
FG% 40.0% 43.5%
3PT% 27.4% 35.5%
REB / G 31.6 29.4
OREB / G 10.1 10.2
AST / TO 0.98 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.4% 51.5%
TOV% 17.9% 17.2%
ORB% 27.5% 28.2%
FT Rate 27.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 56.8%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 21.4%
DRB% 68.6% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 33.5% 30.9%

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