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Houston Christian Huskies
149 – 144 4OT
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · Sharp Gymnasium · March 6, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HCU -2.0 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total HCU win
Actual HCU +5 293 Won
Massey MCN -0.2 (+5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (+147.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HCU -0.8 (+4.2) 145.0 (+148.0) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HCU -0.3 (+4.7) 148.3 (+144.7) 46% ✗
Baseline ML HCU -0.1 (+4.9) 150.8 (+142.2) 45% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HCU -0.5 (+4.5) 150.1 (+142.9) 50% ✗

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 10, 2026 MCN 73 – 69 HCU
Dec 16, 2025 MCN 78 – 68 HCU
Jan 14, 2025 MCN 75 – 59 HCU
Mar 5, 2024 MCN 87 – 69 HCU
Feb 13, 2024 MCN 105 – 54 HCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HCU MCN
Overall 11-18 11-22
Conference 6-8 4-10
Home 7-6 6-5
Away 3-8 2-13
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.6 73.4
Avg Pts Against 79.4 80.2
Massey -12.4 (#343) -9.5 (#312)
Bradley-Terry -2.42 (#343) -2.14 (#330)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.77 (#339) -2.35 (#324)
RPI 0.408 (#338) 0.438 (#299)
Shooting & Four Factors HCU MCN
FG% 42.9% 42.4%
3PT% 31.1% 30.8%
REB / G 32.6 37.6
OREB / G 10.2 12.4
AST / TO 0.75 0.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 47.6%
TOV% 21.8% 22.6%
ORB% 29.2% 32.8%
FT Rate 25.5% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.3% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 18.4%
DRB% 71.7% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 27.9%

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