Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
McNeese Cowboys
79 51
FINAL Conference
SE Louisiana Lions
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · December 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -14.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money MCN -1800 / SELA +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +28 130 Won
Massey MCN -11.5 (+16.5)
Massey Totals 128.0 (+2.0)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML MCN -12.5 (+15.5) 130.6 (-0.6) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -9.9 (+18.1) 131.2 (-1.2) 82%
Baseline ML MCN -9.6 (+18.4) 132.5 (-2.5) 82%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -9.7 (+18.3) 132.2 (-2.2) 82%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 MCN 7666 SELA
Jan 10, 2026 MCN 7361 SELA
Feb 18, 2025 MCN 8882 SELA
Feb 3, 2024 SELA 7774 MCN
Jan 13, 2024 MCN 7465 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN SELA
Overall 28-7 18-14
Conference 19-1 12-8
Home 15-1 8-4
Away 10-2 9-8
Neutral 3-4 1-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.7 71.2
Avg Pts Against 64.5 70.6
Massey 6.3 (#88) -0.9 (#175)
Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#115) -1.17 (#275)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#107) -1.54 (#275)
RPI 0.562 (#80) 0.439 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN SELA
FG% 44.4% 44.0%
3PT% 28.4% 32.6%
REB / G 33.7 34.2
OREB / G 10.8 9.3
AST / TO 0.92 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 49.5%
TOV% 16.5% 20.9%
ORB% 31.6% 27.9%
FT Rate 26.3% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 19.4%
DRB% 67.6% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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