Somehow I stayed thin, while the other guys got fat "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Southland Conference · Lakefront Arena · January 17, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NOLA -4.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money NOLA -175 / MCN +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total NOLA win
Actual NOLA +15 183 Won
Massey NOLA -13.0 (+2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.7 (+35.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NOLA -11.3 (+3.7) 144.5 (+38.5) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NOLA -9.9 (+5.1) 146.6 (+36.4) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NOLA -11.6 (+3.4) 147.8 (+35.2) 86% ✓
Baseline ML NOLA -11.0 (+4.0) 146.1 (+36.9) 86% ✓

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 28, 2026 MCN 66 – 63 NOLA
Jan 24, 2026 MCN 82 – 63 NOLA
Feb 15, 2025 MCN 78 – 64 NOLA
Dec 28, 2024 MCN 86 – 61 NOLA
Mar 7, 2024 MCN 81 – 57 NOLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NOLA MCN
Overall 10-15 10-14
Conference 8-7 4-10
Home 6-3 7-5
Away 2-10 3-8
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 76.0 71.2
Avg Pts Against 77.2 78.1
Massey -9.0 (#304) -19.1 (#345)
Bradley-Terry -2.96 (#333) -5.28 (#349)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.29 (#335) -8.02 (#349)
RPI 0.371 (#324) 0.247 (#349)
Shooting & Four Factors NOLA MCN
FG% 43.8% 42.5%
3PT% 30.9% 33.3%
REB / G 32.1 31.0
OREB / G 10.0 8.3
AST / TO 0.77 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 48.3%
TOV% 24.6% 23.3%
ORB% 29.2% 23.5%
FT Rate 22.0% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 59.2%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 18.3%
DRB% 68.4% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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