Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Lamar Cardinals
60 – 83
FINAL Conference
SE Louisiana Lions
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · February 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money LAM +250 / SELA -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual SELA +23 143 Lost
Massey SELA -4.3 (-18.7) — —
Massey Totals — 149.0 (-6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SELA -4.8 (-18.2) 146.9 (-3.9) 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SELA -3.9 (-19.1) 145.8 (-2.8) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SELA -3.2 (-19.8) 146.9 (-3.9) 31% ✓
Baseline ML SELA -3.4 (-19.6) 148.5 (-5.5) 38% ✓

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 73 – 54 SELA
Jan 6, 2026 SELA 60 – 52 LAM
Feb 4, 2025 SELA 81 – 79 LAM
Feb 20, 2024 LAM 77 – 72 SELA
Jan 28, 2024 LAM 74 – 64 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM SELA
Overall 9-22 18-14
Conference 5-13 12-6
Home 6-9 10-4
Away 2-12 7-8
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 75.5
Avg Pts Against 75.9 76.8
Massey -14.1 (#354) -6.2 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -2.24 (#352) -0.68 (#242)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.07 (#357) -1.18 (#261)
RPI 0.383 (#357) 0.473 (#235)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM SELA
FG% 42.8% 44.3%
3PT% 31.4% 35.8%
REB / G 35.6 33.1
OREB / G 11.4 9.6
AST / TO 0.89 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 50.6%
TOV% 21.1% 17.2%
ORB% 32.5% 26.9%
FT Rate 22.4% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 55.2%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 19.8%
DRB% 67.1% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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