They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Mississippi State Bulldogs
66 – 63
FINAL Neutral Magnolia Madness
McNeese Cowboys
Cadence Bank Arena (Neutral) · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSST -9.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money MSST -450 / MCN +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSST win
Actual MSST +3 129 Won
Massey MSST -10.1 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 146.6 (-17.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSST -8.7 (-5.7) 142.8 (-13.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSST -8.7 (-5.7) 139.9 (-10.9) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSST -8.6 (-5.6) 142.2 (-13.2) 80% ✓
Baseline ML MSST -8.3 (-5.3) 144.4 (-15.4) 77% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSST MCN
Overall 21-13 28-7
Conference 8-10 19-1
Home 10-5 15-1
Away 6-5 10-2
Neutral 5-3 3-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 74.7
Avg Pts Against 74.2 64.5
Massey 15.4 (#19) 5.3 (#92)
Bradley-Terry 2.60 (#32) 0.36 (#146)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.83 (#24) 0.80 (#123)
RPI 0.607 (#40) 0.565 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors MSST MCN
FG% 47.4% 44.5%
3PT% 34.2% 27.5%
REB / G 39.8 32.0
OREB / G 13.8 10.0
AST / TO 1.86 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 49.6%
TOV% 13.3% 17.1%
ORB% 36.3% 30.0%
FT Rate 23.0% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 21.7%
DRB% 72.9% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 29.9%

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