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Lamar Cardinals
66 – 68
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · March 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -8.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money LAM +340 / MCN -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual MCN +2 134 Lost
Massey MCN -7.1 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 132.9 (+1.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -5.4 (+3.4) 134.4 (-0.4) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -6.3 (+4.3) 134.4 (-0.4) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -5.1 (+3.1) 133.8 (+0.2) 28% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -5.0 (+3.0) 134.1 (-0.1) 24% ✓

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
Jan 18, 2025 MCN 75 – 64 LAM
Mar 12, 2024 MCN 76 – 57 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM MCN
Overall 20-13 28-7
Conference 14-6 19-1
Home 10-4 15-1
Away 9-7 10-2
Neutral 1-2 3-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.4 74.7
Avg Pts Against 67.0 64.5
Massey -1.4 (#186) 8.9 (#65)
Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#178) 1.34 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#177) 1.49 (#80)
RPI 0.519 (#149) 0.586 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM MCN
FG% 42.1% 46.6%
3PT% 37.2% 35.1%
REB / G 37.0 36.1
OREB / G 12.9 12.3
AST / TO 1.14 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 53.1%
TOV% 18.9% 16.9%
ORB% 35.3% 36.1%
FT Rate 20.1% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 22.3%
DRB% 67.2% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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