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Lamar Cardinals
56 – 58
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · February 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -8.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money LAM +280 / MCN -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual MCN +2 114 Lost
Massey MCN -8.7 (+6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (-36.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 11% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -7.5 (+5.5) 144.4 (-30.4) 22% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -6.1 (+4.1) 142.7 (-28.7) 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -8.9 (+6.9) 145.2 (-31.2) 19% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -7.4 (+5.4) 144.3 (-30.3) 20% ✓

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
Jan 3, 2026 MCN 82 – 70 LAM
Mar 12, 2025 MCN 63 – 54 LAM
Mar 2, 2025 MCN 68 – 66 LAM
Jan 18, 2025 MCN 75 – 64 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM MCN
Overall 19-14 30-4
Conference 12-6 17-1
Home 11-3 18-0
Away 5-11 11-3
Neutral 3-0 1-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.2 78.0
Avg Pts Against 73.4 64.8
Massey -2.9 (#216) 9.1 (#62)
Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#265) 1.85 (#48)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#257) 2.45 (#35)
RPI 0.464 (#256) 0.586 (#42)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM MCN
FG% 44.9% 48.1%
3PT% 36.1% 39.2%
REB / G 36.9 34.8
OREB / G 11.9 10.2
AST / TO 1.29 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 54.7%
TOV% 17.5% 13.9%
ORB% 32.5% 30.7%
FT Rate 24.5% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 23.0%
DRB% 67.9% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 29.0% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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