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McNeese Cowboys
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FINAL Neutral Cayman Islands Classic
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
John Gray Gymnasium (Neutral) · November 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -9.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MCN -485 / MTSU +370
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +10 134 Won
Massey MCN -7.3 (+2.7)
Massey Totals 159.6 (-25.6)
Bradley-Terry 81%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML MCN -8.0 (+2.0) 144.5 (-10.5) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -7.6 (+2.4) 147.7 (-13.7) 81%
Baseline ML MCN -7.3 (+2.7) 149.6 (-15.6) 72%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -8.1 (+1.9) 151.2 (-17.2) 76%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN MTSU
Overall 28-6 17-15
Conference 19-3 11-9
Home 14-0 11-4
Away 9-5 5-8
Neutral 5-1 1-3
Last 5 3-1 2-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 73.5
Avg Pts Against 67.4 74.6
Massey 8.7 (#62) 1.5 (#144)
Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#27) 1.14 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.44 (#17) 1.37 (#114)
RPI 0.678 (#13) 0.626 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN MTSU
FG% 48.5% 44.7%
3PT% 35.8% 30.6%
REB / G 29.3 37.0
OREB / G 10.7 11.0
AST / TO 1.33 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 50.6%
TOV% 16.0% 16.9%
ORB% 34.0% 28.8%
FT Rate 42.9% 18.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 26.8% 14.1%
DRB% 49.1% 77.6%
Opp FT Rate 33.9% 31.6%

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