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SE Louisiana Lions
72 77 OT
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · University Center · February 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money SELA -200 / LAM +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual LAM +5 149 Lost
Massey LAM -0.9 (-4.1)
Massey Totals 145.1 (+3.9)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 58%
Efficiency Plus ML SELA -0.8 (-5.8) 144.4 (+4.6) 59%
Baseline Tuned ML SELA -0.4 (-5.4) 144.9 (+4.1) 53%
Baseline ML SELA -0.1 (-5.1) 146.6 (+2.4) 53%
Baseline Plus ML SELA -0.3 (-5.3) 146.7 (+2.3) 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

Feb 3, 2026 LAM 7354 SELA
Jan 6, 2026 SELA 6052 LAM
Feb 4, 2025 SELA 8179 LAM
Jan 28, 2024 LAM 7464 SELA
Feb 24, 2023 SELA 8360 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA LAM
Overall 15-17 19-14
Conference 10-8 12-6
Home 9-4 11-3
Away 6-10 5-11
Neutral 0-3 3-0
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.6 76.2
Avg Pts Against 71.8 73.4
Massey -6.8 (#283) -2.6 (#211)
Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#258) -0.94 (#267)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.32 (#284) -0.98 (#253)
RPI 0.476 (#225) 0.462 (#249)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA LAM
FG% 42.0% 45.4%
3PT% 34.0% 37.5%
REB / G 33.5 36.9
OREB / G 10.2 11.7
AST / TO 1.02 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 51.8%
TOV% 20.6% 17.8%
ORB% 30.7% 32.4%
FT Rate 25.4% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 19.2%
DRB% 69.0% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 29.5%

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