Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -8.5 Away covered
O/U 149.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual HCU +9 171 Lost
Massey MCN -11.6 (-20.6) — —
Massey Totals — 151.1 (+19.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MCN -8.8 (-17.8) 150.3 (+20.7) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -8.3 (-17.3) 149.8 (+21.2) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -9.1 (-18.1) 151.2 (+19.8) 83% ✗
Baseline ML MCN -8.6 (-17.6) 152.6 (+18.4) 79% ✗

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 10, 2026 MCN 73 – 69 HCU
Dec 16, 2025 MCN 78 – 68 HCU
Jan 14, 2025 MCN 75 – 59 HCU
Mar 5, 2024 MCN 87 – 69 HCU
Feb 13, 2024 MCN 105 – 54 HCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN HCU
Overall 11-23 10-22
Conference 6-12 7-11
Home 6-8 8-8
Away 3-14 2-12
Neutral 2-1 0-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 67.9 74.8
Avg Pts Against 76.1 85.0
Massey -9.1 (#324) -16.7 (#359)
Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#303) -2.77 (#356)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.90 (#308) -3.53 (#356)
RPI 0.477 (#217) 0.376 (#348)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN HCU
FG% 41.8% 43.6%
3PT% 33.4% 35.4%
REB / G 32.8 30.4
OREB / G 11.4 9.6
AST / TO 0.65 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 50.7%
TOV% 23.9% 24.0%
ORB% 31.6% 27.7%
FT Rate 15.8% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.2% 60.3%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 19.9%
DRB% 65.6% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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