So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
McNeese Cowboys
78 – 83
FINAL Neutral Conference Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tip-Off
SE Louisiana Lions
Southland Conference · Leonard E. Merrell Center (Neutral) · January 7, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SELA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money MCN +120 / SELA -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual SELA +5 161 Lost
Massey MCN -1.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (+10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -1.3 (-6.3) 150.6 (+10.4) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -1.6 (-6.6) 148.3 (+12.7) 57% ✗
Baseline ML MCN -1.8 (-6.8) 148.6 (+12.4) 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MCN -1.5 (-6.5) 149.6 (+11.4) 54% ✗

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 MCN SELA
Overall 11-22 19-15
Conference 4-10 10-4
Home 6-5 10-1
Away 2-13 5-11
Neutral 3-4 4-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.4 75.9
Avg Pts Against 80.2 79.1
Massey -6.3 (#274) -7.8 (#298)
Bradley-Terry -1.23 (#279) -1.66 (#304)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.41 (#269) -2.44 (#318)
RPI 0.469 (#230) 0.442 (#271)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN SELA
FG% 39.9% 40.0%
3PT% 27.8% 31.0%
REB / G 37.9 31.5
OREB / G 12.2 9.8
AST / TO 0.58 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.8% 46.8%
TOV% 22.6% 20.5%
ORB% 29.6% 26.4%
FT Rate 17.8% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 20.6%
DRB% 68.7% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 19.2%

Game Analysis

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