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McNeese Cowboys
83 – 64
FINAL Conference Southland
Northwestern State Demons
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · March 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -14.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money MCN -1800 / NWST +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +19 147 Won
Massey MCN -16.2 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 131.5 (+15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -15.0 (+4.0) 132.2 (+14.8) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -16.9 (+2.1) 134.8 (+12.2) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -14.2 (+4.8) 135.4 (+11.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -14.4 (+4.6) 136.2 (+10.8) 88% ✓

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 17, 2026 MCN 75 – 64 NWST
Dec 6, 2025 MCN 92 – 54 NWST
Feb 8, 2025 MCN 65 – 50 NWST
Jan 7, 2025 MCN 92 – 69 NWST
Jan 30, 2024 MCN 89 – 65 NWST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN NWST
Overall 28-7 16-16
Conference 19-1 12-8
Home 15-1 9-5
Away 10-2 6-11
Neutral 3-4 1-0
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 65.4
Avg Pts Against 64.5 69.0
Massey 9.3 (#62) -3.6 (#226)
Bradley-Terry 1.40 (#69) -0.48 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#80) -0.51 (#205)
RPI 0.588 (#36) 0.487 (#208)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN NWST
FG% 46.7% 42.5%
3PT% 35.4% 35.2%
REB / G 36.5 34.9
OREB / G 12.2 11.3
AST / TO 1.24 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 48.7%
TOV% 16.5% 20.3%
ORB% 35.7% 33.4%
FT Rate 24.4% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 17.5%
DRB% 69.1% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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