In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -15.8 (-3.8) 142.5 (+9.5) 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 6463 LAM
Mar 12, 2025 MCN 6354 LAM
Mar 2, 2025 MCN 6866 LAM
Jan 18, 2025 MCN 7564 LAM
Mar 12, 2024 MCN 7657 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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