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McNeese Cowboys
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FINAL Conference Southland
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · March 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -16.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money MCN -2500 / NICH +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +16 168 Won
Massey MCN -16.3 (-0.3)
Massey Totals 142.6 (+25.4)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 98%
Efficiency Plus ML MCN -13.9 (+2.1) 141.1 (+26.9) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -14.2 (+1.8) 140.2 (+27.8) 88%
Baseline ML MCN -14.1 (+1.9) 138.1 (+29.9) 88%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -14.8 (+1.2) 139.9 (+28.1) 89%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 MCN 7565 NICH
Jan 13, 2026 MCN 9468 NICH
Feb 1, 2025 NICH 7163 MCN
Jan 11, 2025 MCN 8071 NICH
Mar 2, 2024 MCN 8362 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN NICH
Overall 30-4 20-14
Conference 17-1 13-5
Home 18-0 10-2
Away 11-3 8-10
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 73.2
Avg Pts Against 64.8 74.9
Massey 8.7 (#68) -4.4 (#251)
Bradley-Terry 1.90 (#44) -0.31 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.41 (#39) -0.64 (#229)
RPI 0.592 (#32) 0.514 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN NICH
FG% 47.9% 43.7%
3PT% 38.8% 37.0%
REB / G 35.2 34.8
OREB / G 10.6 9.6
AST / TO 1.48 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 51.2%
TOV% 14.2% 18.8%
ORB% 32.0% 27.3%
FT Rate 27.3% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 23.1% 16.4%
DRB% 69.9% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 26.0%

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