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Northwestern State Demons
67 – 80
FINAL Neutral Conference Southland
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · Leonard E. Merrell Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money NWST +105 / MCN -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total NWST win
Actual MCN +13 147 Lost
Massey MCN -2.1 (-10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 159.7 (-12.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -1.7 (-11.3) 155.9 (-8.9) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -1.2 (-11.8) 158.2 (-11.2) 43% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -1.2 (-11.8) 156.6 (-9.6) 37% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -1.5 (-11.5) 158.1 (-11.1) 37% ✓

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 17, 2026 MCN 75 – 64 NWST
Dec 6, 2025 MCN 92 – 54 NWST
Mar 11, 2025 MCN 83 – 64 NWST
Feb 8, 2025 MCN 65 – 50 NWST
Jan 7, 2025 MCN 92 – 69 NWST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NWST MCN
Overall 9-23 11-22
Conference 5-9 4-10
Home 6-6 6-5
Away 2-13 2-13
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 73.4
Avg Pts Against 82.6 80.2
Massey -11.7 (#334) -9.6 (#313)
Bradley-Terry -2.32 (#340) -2.25 (#335)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.52 (#330) -2.46 (#327)
RPI 0.446 (#277) 0.438 (#300)
Shooting & Four Factors NWST MCN
FG% 43.6% 43.2%
3PT% 34.5% 30.7%
REB / G 35.1 38.1
OREB / G 10.4 12.4
AST / TO 0.96 0.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 48.3%
TOV% 20.4% 21.9%
ORB% 28.0% 32.5%
FT Rate 17.7% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 18.0%
DRB% 67.9% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 29.3%

Game Analysis

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