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McNeese Cowboys
51 – 60
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · Burton Coliseum · March 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money MCN +100 / LAM +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual LAM +9 111 Lost
Massey MCN -0.1 (-9.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.1 (-34.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LAM -0.2 (-8.8) 143.7 (-32.7) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAM -0.7 (-8.3) 142.3 (-31.3) 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LAM -0.7 (-8.3) 143.3 (-32.3) 39% ✓
Baseline ML LAM -0.6 (-8.4) 143.1 (-32.1) 46% ✓

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 1, 2026 MCN 64 – 63 LAM
Jan 3, 2026 MCN 82 – 70 LAM
Mar 12, 2025 MCN 63 – 54 LAM
Mar 2, 2025 MCN 68 – 66 LAM
Jan 18, 2025 MCN 75 – 64 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN LAM
Overall 10-14 10-18
Conference 4-10 6-10
Home 7-5 5-5
Away 3-8 3-11
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 65.8
Avg Pts Against 78.1 72.4
Massey -13.1 (#333) -10.7 (#317)
Bradley-Terry -2.84 (#336) -2.35 (#329)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.78 (#339) -3.04 (#327)
RPI 0.377 (#341) 0.408 (#321)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN LAM
FG% 46.7% 40.7%
3PT% 38.1% 29.4%
REB / G 33.1 35.5
OREB / G 8.9 10.4
AST / TO 0.97 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 44.8%
TOV% 22.8% 20.4%
ORB% 26.9% 27.8%
FT Rate 22.3% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.8% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 19.9%
DRB% 71.5% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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