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
McNeese Cowboys
77 – 51
FINAL Conference
East Texas A&M Lions
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · February 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -18.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money MCN -8000 / ETAM +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +26 128 Won
Massey MCN -21.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 135.7 (-7.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -19.2 (+6.8) 140.4 (-12.4) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -16.2 (+9.8) 141.0 (-13.0) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -16.7 (+9.3) 139.8 (-11.8) 90% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -19.3 (+6.7) 139.8 (-11.8) 90% ✓

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 14, 2026 MCN 97 – 54 ETAM
Dec 13, 2025 MCN 102 – 66 ETAM
Feb 11, 2025 MCN 67 – 51 ETAM
Jan 4, 2025 MCN 75 – 56 ETAM
Jan 6, 2024 MCN 73 – 67 ETAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN ETAM
Overall 30-4 13-20
Conference 17-1 6-12
Home 18-0 8-7
Away 11-3 4-12
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 67.3
Avg Pts Against 64.8 76.6
Massey 7.3 (#78) -10.4 (#324)
Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#59) -1.80 (#326)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.32 (#42) -2.31 (#324)
RPI 0.575 (#61) 0.425 (#308)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN ETAM
FG% 47.3% 38.9%
3PT% 40.7% 28.6%
REB / G 34.2 30.8
OREB / G 10.1 9.2
AST / TO 1.43 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 45.8%
TOV% 13.8% 17.7%
ORB% 30.5% 24.0%
FT Rate 27.6% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 19.0%
DRB% 69.7% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 31.0%

Game Analysis

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