The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · January 30, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -15.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money MCN -2000 / NWST +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +24 154 Won
Massey MCN -24.8 (-0.8)
Massey Totals 143.2 (+10.8)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML MCN -16.8 (+7.2) 144.7 (+9.3) 89%
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -18.6 (+5.4) 146.0 (+8.0) 91%
Baseline ML MCN -20.8 (+3.2) 145.9 (+8.1) 91%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -20.3 (+3.7) 146.1 (+7.9) 91%

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 17, 2026 MCN 7564 NWST
Dec 6, 2025 MCN 9254 NWST
Mar 11, 2025 MCN 8364 NWST
Feb 8, 2025 MCN 6550 NWST
Jan 7, 2025 MCN 9269 NWST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN NWST
Overall 30-4 9-23
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 18-0 6-7
Away 11-3 3-13
Neutral 1-1 0-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 78.0 68.6
Avg Pts Against 64.8 76.7
Massey 7.9 (#77) -13.3 (#343)
Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#29) -2.43 (#346)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.87 (#23) -2.76 (#338)
RPI 0.579 (#56) 0.376 (#351)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN NWST
FG% 47.4% 41.1%
3PT% 41.5% 30.0%
REB / G 35.1 32.5
OREB / G 9.8 10.5
AST / TO 1.35 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 46.9%
TOV% 14.0% 19.5%
ORB% 29.8% 27.9%
FT Rate 27.3% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 18.1%
DRB% 69.8% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 28.1%

Game Analysis

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