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Southland Conference · Sharp Gymnasium · December 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -14.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money HCU +800 / MCN -1350
Model Predictions
Spread Total HCU win
Actual MCN +10 146 Lost
Massey MCN -12.7 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (+5.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -12.1 (+2.1) 138.7 (+7.3) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -10.8 (+0.8) 139.1 (+6.9) 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -10.9 (+0.9) 138.5 (+7.5) 16% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -11.2 (+1.2) 141.7 (+4.3) 18% ✓

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 10, 2026 MCN 73 – 69 HCU
Jan 14, 2025 MCN 75 – 59 HCU
Mar 5, 2024 MCN 87 – 69 HCU
Feb 13, 2024 MCN 105 – 54 HCU
Feb 24, 2023 HCU 85 – 80 MCN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HCU MCN
Overall 12-20 28-6
Conference 8-14 19-3
Home 9-5 14-0
Away 3-14 9-5
Neutral 0-1 5-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.3 76.6
Avg Pts Against 72.4 67.4
Massey -5.1 (#247) 12.1 (#42)
Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#289) 1.88 (#59)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.95 (#280) 2.56 (#64)
RPI 0.410 (#317) 0.576 (#63)
Shooting & Four Factors HCU MCN
FG% 46.4% 47.4%
3PT% 33.9% 34.3%
REB / G 32.5 33.8
OREB / G 9.8 12.1
AST / TO 1.48 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 52.9%
TOV% 16.0% 15.7%
ORB% 28.8% 36.6%
FT Rate 21.2% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.6% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 26.6%
DRB% 73.7% 61.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 28.7%

Game Analysis

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