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SE Louisiana Lions
82 – 88
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · University Center · February 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -8.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money SELA +340 / MCN -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total SELA win
Actual MCN +6 170 Lost
Massey MCN -6.5 (+0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 135.5 (+34.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -5.5 (-0.5) 136.4 (+33.6) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -5.8 (-0.2) 134.7 (+35.3) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -3.8 (-2.2) 135.5 (+34.5) 33% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -4.9 (-1.1) 137.1 (+32.9) 32% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 MCN 76 – 66 SELA
Jan 10, 2026 MCN 73 – 61 SELA
Dec 31, 2024 MCN 79 – 51 SELA
Feb 3, 2024 SELA 77 – 74 MCN
Jan 13, 2024 MCN 74 – 65 SELA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SELA MCN
Overall 18-14 28-7
Conference 12-8 19-1
Home 8-4 15-1
Away 9-8 10-2
Neutral 1-2 3-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 74.7
Avg Pts Against 70.6 64.5
Massey -1.5 (#188) 8.2 (#73)
Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#173) 1.18 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.32 (#193) 1.37 (#85)
RPI 0.504 (#174) 0.576 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors SELA MCN
FG% 44.7% 45.9%
3PT% 32.9% 33.5%
REB / G 35.6 35.6
OREB / G 10.2 12.0
AST / TO 0.93 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 52.2%
TOV% 18.3% 16.8%
ORB% 30.2% 35.0%
FT Rate 25.3% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 22.5%
DRB% 71.0% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 24.3%

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