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McNeese Cowboys
82 – 70
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -16.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money MCN -2100 / LAM +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +12 152 Won
Massey MCN -17.9 (-5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (+10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -15.8 (-3.8) 142.5 (+9.5) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -15.7 (-3.7) 139.7 (+12.3) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -16.0 (-4.0) 141.5 (+10.5) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -16.2 (-4.2) 141.8 (+10.2) 87% ✓

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
Mar 12, 2025 MCN 63 – 54 LAM
Mar 2, 2025 MCN 68 – 66 LAM
Jan 18, 2025 MCN 75 – 64 LAM
Mar 12, 2024 MCN 76 – 57 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN LAM
Overall 28-6 12-19
Conference 19-3 7-15
Home 14-0 7-8
Away 9-5 5-10
Neutral 5-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 76.6 68.4
Avg Pts Against 67.4 70.5
Massey 10.5 (#55) -3.6 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#57) -1.00 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.52 (#63) -1.32 (#251)
RPI 0.599 (#41) 0.411 (#321)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN LAM
FG% 46.2% 42.6%
3PT% 32.6% 32.6%
REB / G 33.3 35.8
OREB / G 12.1 12.0
AST / TO 1.31 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 47.8%
TOV% 15.1% 17.2%
ORB% 35.1% 32.4%
FT Rate 27.5% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 20.1%
DRB% 61.3% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 30.6% 30.3%

Game Analysis

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