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Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
59 – 76
FINAL Neutral Conference Southland
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · Townsley Law Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -3.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money SFA +136 / MCN -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total SFA win
Actual MCN +17 135 Lost
Massey MCN -2.7 (-14.3) — —
Massey Totals — 139.7 (-4.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -2.1 (-14.9) 134.5 (+0.5) 40% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -3.5 (-13.5) 134.3 (+0.7) 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -1.8 (-15.2) 136.1 (-1.1) 41% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -2.1 (-14.9) 135.6 (-0.6) 43% ✓

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 3, 2026 SFA 67 – 60 MCN
Jan 6, 2026 MCN 66 – 64 SFA
Mar 4, 2025 MCN 95 – 64 SFA
Jan 20, 2025 MCN 79 – 59 SFA
Dec 5, 2020 SFA 86 – 76 MCN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SFA MCN
Overall 28-6 28-6
Conference 20-2 19-3
Home 15-1 14-0
Away 12-4 9-5
Neutral 1-1 5-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 76.6
Avg Pts Against 66.7 67.4
Massey 5.9 (#97) 8.6 (#70)
Bradley-Terry 1.46 (#69) 1.63 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#70) 1.93 (#67)
RPI 0.551 (#77) 0.599 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors SFA MCN
FG% 44.8% 45.6%
3PT% 36.3% 31.1%
REB / G 36.7 33.5
OREB / G 12.1 12.0
AST / TO 1.43 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.1%
TOV% 14.0% 14.2%
ORB% 34.3% 35.0%
FT Rate 20.6% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 24.6%
DRB% 71.6% 64.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 30.7%

Game Analysis

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