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McNeese Cowboys
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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -15.0 (+4.0) 132.2 (+14.8) 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 7564 NWST
Dec 6, 2025 MCN 9254 NWST
Feb 8, 2025 MCN 6550 NWST
Jan 7, 2025 MCN 9269 NWST
Jan 30, 2024 MCN 8965 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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