Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Nicholls Colonels
71 – 63
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -10.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money NICH +425 / MCN -650
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual NICH +8 134 Won
Massey MCN -8.8 (+16.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (-8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MCN -7.5 (+15.5) 141.5 (-7.5) 26% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -9.0 (+17.0) 140.3 (-6.3) 20% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -6.5 (+14.5) 141.0 (-7.0) 25% ✗
Baseline ML MCN -6.8 (+14.8) 142.6 (-8.6) 25% ✗

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 75 – 65 NICH
Jan 13, 2026 MCN 94 – 68 NICH
Jan 11, 2025 MCN 80 – 71 NICH
Mar 13, 2024 MCN 92 – 76 NICH
Mar 2, 2024 MCN 83 – 62 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH MCN
Overall 20-13 28-7
Conference 13-7 19-1
Home 11-4 15-1
Away 8-8 10-2
Neutral 1-1 3-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 74.7
Avg Pts Against 71.7 64.5
Massey -1.9 (#198) 10.2 (#61)
Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#193) 1.45 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#205) 1.77 (#72)
RPI 0.497 (#185) 0.578 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH MCN
FG% 40.9% 46.1%
3PT% 33.8% 33.7%
REB / G 36.6 35.8
OREB / G 11.8 11.9
AST / TO 1.01 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 52.6%
TOV% 15.5% 16.9%
ORB% 30.2% 35.4%
FT Rate 21.3% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 22.1%
DRB% 67.5% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 26.5%

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