I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
McNeese Cowboys
84 – 80 3OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Southland
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -8.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money MCN -375 / RGV +295
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +4 164 Won
Massey MCN -6.2 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (+22.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -5.5 (-1.5) 135.3 (+28.7) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -7.1 (-3.1) 136.7 (+27.3) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -5.5 (-1.5) 136.7 (+27.3) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -5.6 (-1.6) 136.7 (+27.3) 69% ✓

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 24, 2026 MCN 75 – 68 RGV
Jan 17, 2026 RGV 79 – 76 MCN
Feb 25, 2025 MCN 100 – 65 RGV
Jan 25, 2025 MCN 93 – 63 RGV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN RGV
Overall 28-6 19-14
Conference 19-3 14-8
Home 14-0 10-5
Away 9-5 8-8
Neutral 5-1 1-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 73.7
Avg Pts Against 67.4 70.6
Massey 8.6 (#70) 2.4 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#65) -0.07 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#67) 0.15 (#150)
RPI 0.599 (#29) 0.513 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN RGV
FG% 45.6% 46.8%
3PT% 31.1% 36.9%
REB / G 33.5 33.5
OREB / G 12.0 9.1
AST / TO 1.37 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 54.9%
TOV% 14.2% 18.1%
ORB% 35.0% 28.4%
FT Rate 29.0% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 24.6% 16.4%
DRB% 64.1% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 30.7% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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