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McNeese Cowboys
76 – 57
FINAL Conference Southland
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · March 12, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -13.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MCN -1400 / LAM +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +19 133 Won
Massey MCN -14.3 (+4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (-12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -14.0 (+5.0) 143.6 (-10.6) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -13.0 (+6.0) 143.3 (-10.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -14.4 (+4.6) 143.1 (-10.1) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -13.8 (+5.2) 142.4 (-9.4) 88% ✓

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 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 76.2
Avg Pts Against 64.8 73.4
Massey 8.5 (#70) -2.6 (#207)
Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#44) -0.71 (#248)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.39 (#40) -0.78 (#242)
RPI 0.591 (#33) 0.481 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN LAM
FG% 47.8% 45.0%
3PT% 39.2% 35.0%
REB / G 35.3 36.9
OREB / G 10.7 11.9
AST / TO 1.47 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 51.0%
TOV% 14.4% 17.7%
ORB% 32.1% 33.1%
FT Rate 27.3% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 23.0% 19.4%
DRB% 70.0% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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