Daily win/loss predictions and value edges vs closing lines
Calibrated XGBoost | 2022-2026 (Transfer Portal Era)
LIVE
Today
FEB 16
Total Games
24
Model
XGBoost
Features
144
Training Set
25,500+
Season
2025-26

Model Information

  • XGBoost Win/Loss Model: 144 features, trained on ~25,500 games (2022-2026 transfer portal era, 1.5x recency weighting)
  • XGBoost Points Model: 143 features, trained on ~39,700 samples (2023-2026 current scoring era, 8.0x weighting on 2026 games)
  • Walk-Forward Validated Accuracy: 75.6% (77.8% excluding COVID 2021 season)
  • Points Model Performance: MAE 6.10, R² 0.671 (improved with aggressive current-year weighting)
  • Prediction Features: Uses 2026 season rolling stats (current team performance, updated daily)
  • Confidence Penalties: 15% neutral site reduction, 10% underdog reduction (ML strategies)

📅 All Games Today

Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Syracuse (15-11) @ Duke #4 (23-2) Duke (96.8%) 07:00 PM 33
Mississippi Valley State (1-24) @ Alabama State (8-17) Alabama State (89.4%) 07:00 PM 11
Wagner (9-15) @ Long Island University (17-9) Long Island University (83.9%) 07:00 PM 16
McNeese (21-5) @ Northwestern State (8-18) McNeese (79.5%) 07:30 PM 30
Howard (16-10) @ Delaware State (6-18) Howard (79.3%) 07:00 PM 21
Lamar (12-14) @ UT Rio Grande Valley (14-12) UT Rio Grande Valley (74.6%) 07:30 PM 25
Norfolk State (12-14) @ Maryland Eastern Shore (8-18) Norfolk State (72.7%) 07:00 PM 27
Louisiana (9-17) @ Old Dominion (9-18) Old Dominion (68.2%) 05:00 PM 32
Drexel (13-13) @ Stony Brook (15-11) Stony Brook (68.1%) 08:00 PM 32
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-14) @ Alabama A&M (14-11) Alabama A&M (67.2%) 08:00 PM 33
Stephen F. Austin (23-3) @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (14-12) Stephen F. Austin (67.0%) 08:00 PM 43
New Orleans (12-15) @ Incarnate Word (10-16) Incarnate Word (65.2%) 07:30 PM 35
Bethune-Cookman (13-12) @ Jackson State (8-17) Bethune-Cookman (64.6%) 07:00 PM 35
Coppin State (5-21) @ South Carolina State (6-17) South Carolina State (64.6%) 07:00 PM 35
Abilene Christian (12-13) @ Tarleton State (12-13) Tarleton State (63.9%) 08:00 PM 36
Morgan State (10-13) @ North Carolina Central (9-14) North Carolina Central (59.9%) 07:00 PM 40
Southern (12-13) @ Texas Southern (8-15) Southern (58.4%) 08:00 PM 42
Colgate (16-11) @ Boston University (12-15) Colgate (56.9%) 06:00 PM 43
South Alabama (19-7) @ Marshall (16-10) Marshall (55.8%) 07:00 PM 64
Houston #3 (23-2) @ Iowa State #5 (22-3) Iowa State (54.8%) 09:00 PM 100
SE Louisiana (8-18) @ East Texas A&M (10-17) East Texas A&M (53.5%) 02:00 PM 46
Florida A&M (8-14) @ Alcorn State (6-18) Florida A&M (51.6%) DOG 08:00 PM 48
Nicholls (11-15) @ Houston Christian (9-17) Houston Christian (51.3%) DOG 08:00 PM 49
Grambling (11-13) @ Prairie View A&M (9-16) Prairie View A&M (50.6%) DOG 07:00 PM 49
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
New Orleans (12-15) @ Incarnate Word (10-16) Incarnate Word (65.2%) 07:30 PM 35
Abilene Christian (12-13) @ Tarleton State (12-13) Tarleton State (63.9%) 08:00 PM 36
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-14) @ Alabama A&M (14-11) Alabama A&M (67.2%) 08:00 PM 33
Drexel (13-13) @ Stony Brook (15-11) Stony Brook (68.1%) 08:00 PM 32
Lamar (12-14) @ UT Rio Grande Valley (14-12) UT Rio Grande Valley (74.6%) 07:30 PM 25
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Norfolk State (12-14) @ Maryland Eastern Shore (8-18) Norfolk State (72.7%) 07:00 PM 27
Drexel (13-13) @ Stony Brook (15-11) Stony Brook (68.1%) 08:00 PM 32
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-14) @ Alabama A&M (14-11) Alabama A&M (67.2%) 08:00 PM 33
New Orleans (12-15) @ Incarnate Word (10-16) Incarnate Word (65.2%) 07:30 PM 35
Abilene Christian (12-13) @ Tarleton State (12-13) Tarleton State (63.9%) 08:00 PM 36
Southern (12-13) @ Texas Southern (8-15) Southern (58.4%) 08:00 PM 42
Colgate (16-11) @ Boston University (12-15) Colgate (56.9%) 06:00 PM 43
Houston #3 (23-2) @ Iowa State #5 (22-3) Iowa State (54.8%) 09:00 PM 100
SE Louisiana (8-18) @ East Texas A&M (10-17) East Texas A&M (53.5%) 02:00 PM 46
Florida A&M (8-14) @ Alcorn State (6-18) Florida A&M (51.6%) DOG 08:00 PM 48
Nicholls (11-15) @ Houston Christian (9-17) Houston Christian (51.3%) DOG 08:00 PM 49
Grambling (11-13) @ Prairie View A&M (9-16) Prairie View A&M (50.6%) DOG 07:00 PM 49
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Grambling (11-13) @ Prairie View A&M (9-16) Prairie View A&M (50.6%) DOG +7.7% 07:00 PM 49
Game Pick Confidence Moneyline Expected Value Time (ET)
Northwestern State vs McNeese Northwestern State DOG 20.5% +725 ⭐⭐⭐ +69.0% 07:30 PM
Delaware State vs Howard Delaware State DOG 20.7% +575 ⭐⭐⭐ +39.5% 07:00 PM
Incarnate Word vs New Orleans Incarnate Word FAV 65.2% -120 ⭐⭐ +19.6% 07:30 PM
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
New Orleans (12-15) @ Incarnate Word (10-16) Incarnate Word (65.2%) +13.1% 07:30 PM 35
Abilene Christian (12-13) @ Tarleton State (12-13) Tarleton State (63.9%) +9.7% 08:00 PM 36
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-14) @ Alabama A&M (14-11) Alabama A&M (67.2%) +8.1% 08:00 PM 33
Drexel (13-13) @ Stony Brook (15-11) Stony Brook (68.1%) +6.7% 08:00 PM 32
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
New Orleans (12-15) @ Incarnate Word (10-16) Incarnate Word (65.2%) +13.1% 07:30 PM 35

Model Explainability (SHAP Analysis)

SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) values show which features have the most impact on our model's predictions. The values below represent the mean absolute SHAP value across all 24 games today.

XGBoost Win/Loss Model

Feature importance for win/loss predictions. Higher values indicate stronger influence on the predicted outcome.

Home Offensive Rating
0.2126
Srs Diff Rolling
0.2092
Home Defensive Rating
0.2047
Point Spread
0.2036
Away Offensive Rating
0.1905
Away Defensive Rating
0.1774
Away Team Implied Probability
0.1162
Home Team Win %
0.0469
Home Last10 Margin
0.0459
Away Team Win %
0.0369
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