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McNeese Cowboys
88 – 69
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · January 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -11.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money MCN -1000 / LAM +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +19 157 Won
Massey MCN -13.9 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 150.7 (+6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -11.5 (+7.5) 147.4 (+9.6) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -12.4 (+6.6) 147.8 (+9.2) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -12.9 (+6.1) 148.2 (+8.8) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -13.8 (+5.2) 149.3 (+7.7) 87% ✓

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 1, 2026 MCN 64 – 63 LAM
Jan 3, 2026 MCN 82 – 70 LAM
Mar 12, 2025 MCN 63 – 54 LAM
Mar 2, 2025 MCN 68 – 66 LAM
Jan 18, 2025 MCN 75 – 64 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN LAM
Overall 30-4 19-14
Conference 17-1 12-6
Home 18-0 11-3
Away 11-3 5-11
Neutral 1-1 3-0
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 76.2
Avg Pts Against 64.8 73.4
Massey 6.9 (#82) -3.0 (#228)
Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#32) -0.79 (#250)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#33) -0.93 (#246)
RPI 0.587 (#52) 0.439 (#278)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN LAM
FG% 46.6% 44.5%
3PT% 41.1% 37.2%
REB / G 35.3 37.4
OREB / G 10.0 12.4
AST / TO 1.34 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.1%
TOV% 13.5% 18.4%
ORB% 29.8% 33.1%
FT Rate 25.3% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 20.1%
DRB% 71.0% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 29.9%

Game Analysis

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