I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
SE Louisiana Lions
78 – 75 OT
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · University Center · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -7.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money SELA -333 / MCN +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual SELA +3 153 Won
Massey SELA -9.6 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 149.4 (+3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SELA -8.5 (-5.5) 149.4 (+3.6) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SELA -7.4 (-4.4) 146.9 (+6.1) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SELA -8.4 (-5.4) 149.5 (+3.5) 80% ✓
Baseline ML SELA -7.7 (-4.7) 150.9 (+2.1) 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 76 – 66 SELA
Jan 10, 2026 MCN 73 – 61 SELA
Feb 18, 2025 MCN 88 – 82 SELA
Dec 31, 2024 MCN 79 – 51 SELA
Feb 3, 2024 SELA 77 – 74 MCN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA MCN
Overall 18-14 11-23
Conference 12-6 6-12
Home 10-4 6-8
Away 7-8 3-14
Neutral 1-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 67.9
Avg Pts Against 76.8 76.1
Massey -5.6 (#267) -11.6 (#341)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#238) -2.13 (#349)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.12 (#259) -2.85 (#354)
RPI 0.482 (#215) 0.442 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA MCN
FG% 44.8% 42.2%
3PT% 36.3% 32.3%
REB / G 33.3 33.3
OREB / G 9.5 11.3
AST / TO 1.10 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 49.0%
TOV% 17.0% 21.6%
ORB% 26.8% 31.1%
FT Rate 24.4% 18.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 55.8%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 19.4%
DRB% 70.3% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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