McNeese Cowboys

The McNeese Cowboys won 28 of 33 games in 2025-26, a winning percentage bettered by nine Division I sides and matched by two, and covered 15 of 31 spreads. On the road they covered 4 of 14.

Winning, not covering

McNeese went 28-5 in 2025-26: 14-0 at home, 9-5 away and 5-0 at neutral sites. Against the spread the same season was 15-16. The gap was widest on the road: nine wins in 14 trips, four covers. Thirteen programs in Division I posted a worse road mark against the number, three an equal one. At home they covered 7 of 12, and at neutral sites 4 of 5. The longest winning run reached ten games.

The prices

In 14 games the Cowboys were priced at -1000 or shorter; they won all 14, and one unit on each returned 0.70 units in total. Across all 30 priced games the moneyline made 2.27 units. Underdogs only three times, the Cowboys won one of them, 92-86 over George Washington at +210 on a neutral floor; the longest price, +2000, ended 71-112 at Michigan.

The losses as favorites came at Incarnate Word, 67-71 at -750; at Stephen F. Austin, 60-67 at -142; and at UT Rio Grande Valley, 76-79 as 9.5-point favorites with no moneyline posted. As favorites overall they went 25-3 and covered 14 of 28.

Southland opponents

UT Rio Grande Valley met McNeese three times, lost two, and covered all three. Stephen F. Austin also lost two of three, the last 59-76 in the Southland tournament final, where McNeese covered. Houston Christian, Lamar and SE Louisiana each lost twice to McNeese and covered twice.

After the season

McNeese lost its NCAA tournament first-round game to Vanderbilt.

The total

Sixteen unders, 15 overs. McNeese allowed 66.45 points a game, a defense 23 Division I teams bettered, and scored 80.03.

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