We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Southland Conference · Prather Coliseum · February 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NICH -1.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money NWST +100 / NICH -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total NWST win
Actual NICH +3 119 Lost
Massey NWST -0.8 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (-32.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 40% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NICH -0.1 (-2.9) 142.6 (-23.6) 50% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NICH -0.8 (-2.2) 141.6 (-22.6) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NWST -0.6 (-3.6) 142.4 (-23.4) 52% ✗
Baseline ML NWST -0.3 (-3.3) 142.8 (-23.8) 52% ✗

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 61 – 47 NWST
Jan 6, 2026 NICH 74 – 72 NWST
Feb 11, 2025 NWST 72 – 60 NICH
Jan 4, 2025 NWST 68 – 66 NICH
Mar 5, 2024 NICH 68 – 62 NWST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NWST NICH
Overall 10-22 14-19
Conference 8-14 12-10
Home 8-6 6-6
Away 2-15 7-12
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 71.0
Avg Pts Against 72.9 75.7
Massey -7.0 (#271) -4.7 (#236)
Bradley-Terry -1.68 (#312) -0.73 (#232)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.09 (#306) -1.08 (#243)
RPI 0.413 (#325) 0.474 (#227)
Shooting & Four Factors NWST NICH
FG% 44.2% 42.8%
3PT% 34.6% 34.4%
REB / G 28.7 29.5
OREB / G 8.3 10.0
AST / TO 0.92 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 50.6%
TOV% 18.6% 17.4%
ORB% 25.8% 27.3%
FT Rate 30.6% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.2% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 21.7%
DRB% 65.5% 64.6%
Opp FT Rate 29.2% 31.4%

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