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McNeese Cowboys
80 71
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · January 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -16.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money MCN -2500 / NICH +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +9 151 Won
Massey MCN -15.9 (-6.9)
Massey Totals 138.9 (+12.1)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML MCN -15.4 (-6.4) 139.6 (+11.4) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -13.1 (-4.1) 140.3 (+10.7) 87%
Baseline ML MCN -12.8 (-3.8) 140.3 (+10.7) 87%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -13.6 (-4.6) 139.7 (+11.3) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 MCN 7565 NICH
Jan 13, 2026 MCN 9468 NICH
Feb 1, 2025 NICH 7163 MCN
Mar 13, 2024 MCN 9276 NICH
Mar 2, 2024 MCN 8362 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN NICH
Overall 28-7 20-13
Conference 19-1 13-7
Home 15-1 11-4
Away 10-2 8-8
Neutral 3-4 1-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 72.0
Avg Pts Against 64.5 71.7
Massey 9.2 (#64) -2.8 (#211)
Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#91) -0.01 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#88) -0.35 (#197)
RPI 0.558 (#75) 0.492 (#191)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN NICH
FG% 46.0% 40.4%
3PT% 32.4% 32.3%
REB / G 34.5 36.8
OREB / G 10.8 12.0
AST / TO 1.06 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 46.5%
TOV% 16.9% 15.2%
ORB% 32.7% 29.9%
FT Rate 26.4% 17.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 15.6%
DRB% 68.1% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 29.0%

Game Analysis

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