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Lamar vs Nicholls State Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 24 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 52-53
0-0 23-20 0-0 29-33
Position#286
Record12-16
FormLLLLL
Points / game71.5
Allowed / game69.4
vs
Position#265
Record11-17
FormLLWLL
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game76.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Lamar v Nicholls State
16 Jan 2027
LAMA v NICH
upcoming
23 Feb 2026
LAMA52
NICH53
11 Mar 2025
LAMA58
NICH55
03 Mar 2025
LAMA65
NICH53
10 Feb 2024
LAMA75
NICH56
12 Jan 2023
LAMA69
NICH66
10 Feb 2021
LAMA71
NICH76
08 Jan 2020
LAMA52
NICH61
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Lamar winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Nicholls State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

LamarUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
L
76-89
76
89
-13
A20/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
81-88
81
88
-7
H24/01
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H28/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#15
L
63-64
63
64
-1
H01/02
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
73-54
73
54
+19
H03/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
74-84
74
84
-10
A07/02
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
L
68-70
68
70
-2
H10/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
L
63-76
63
76
-13
A14/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
65-70
65
70
-5
A17/02
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
L
71-77
71
77
-6
H22/02
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
36-41
0-0
40-48
0-0
41-43
0-0
40-45
0-0
35-33
0-0
47-28
0-0
23-31
0-0
40-33
0-0
31-26
0-0
42-28
0-0
34-46
0-0
40-38
0-0
33-37
0-0
35-33
0-0
22-38
0-0
41-38
0-0
30-32
0-0
35-38
0-0
29-32
0-0
42-45
144.9Avg total
71.6Scored
73.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)71.569.4140.9+2.143%
Season at home (15)72.365.5137.8+6.747%
Season away (13)70.673.8144.5-3.238%
Last 10 (10)71.673.3144.9-1.720%
Last 5 (5)68.275.4143.6-7.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)66.175.8141.9-9.70%
vs Similar ◀ (8)72.072.9144.9-0.950%
vs Weaker (10)72.159.8131.9+12.380%
This opponent (Nicholls State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Nicholls StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
62-79
62
79
-17
H20/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
L
61-67
61
67
-6
A24/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
L
62-80
62
80
-18
H27/01
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
72-68
72
68
+4
A31/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
61-58
61
58
+3
A03/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
L
76-83
76
83
-7
H07/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
72-92
72
92
-20
H10/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#287
W
91-83
91
83
+8
A14/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
L
68-72
68
72
-4
A17/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
78-81
78
81
-3
A21/02
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
24-45
0-0
38-34
0-0
32-28
0-0
29-39
0-0
29-39
0-0
33-41
0-0
34-24
0-0
38-44
0-0
34-20
0-0
27-38
0-0
38-39
0-0
38-44
0-0
30-55
0-0
42-37
0-0
46-30
0-0
45-53
0-0
29-35
0-0
39-37
0-0
34-39
0-0
44-42
146.6Avg total
70.3Scored
76.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)74.076.8150.9-2.839%
Season at home (10)77.673.4151.0+4.250%
Season away (18)72.178.7150.8-6.733%
Last 10 (10)70.376.3146.6-6.030%
Last 5 (5)77.082.2159.2-5.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)71.584.0155.5-12.520%
vs Similar ◀ (19)72.173.2145.3-1.147%
vs Weaker (1)117.049.0166.0+68.0100%
This opponent (Lamar) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: -4.5-4.5Q2: -2.4-2.4Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: +2.8+2.8Q4: -3.6-3.6
-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: -4.5-4.5Q2: -2.4-2.4Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: +2.8+2.8Q4: -3.6-3.6
LamarNicholls State
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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LamarLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
L
36-41
36
41
-5
A20/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
41-43
41
43
-2
H24/01
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H28/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#15
L
23-31
23
31
-8
H01/02
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
31-26
31
26
+5
H03/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
34-46
34
46
-12
A07/02
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
L
33-37
33
37
-4
H10/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
L
22-38
22
38
-16
A14/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A17/02
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
L
29-32
29
32
-3
H22/02
NCAA
67.3Avg total
31.4Scored
35.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.033.466.4-0.433%-
Last 30 at home (16)32.831.264.1+1.638%-
Last 30 away (14)33.335.969.1-2.629%-
Last 10 (10)31.435.967.3-4.520%-
Last 5 (5)29.637.066.6-7.40%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)32.138.470.5-6.39%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)31.532.964.4-1.438%-
vs Weaker (10)32.830.263.0+2.650%-
This opponent (Nicholls State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Nicholls StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
24-45
24
45
-21
H20/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
32-28
32
28
+4
A24/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
L
29-39
29
39
-10
H27/01
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
34-24
34
24
+10
A31/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
34-20
34
20
+14
A03/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
L
38-39
38
39
-1
H07/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
30-55
30
55
-25
H10/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#287
W
46-30
46
30
+16
A14/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
L
29-35
29
35
-6
A17/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
34-39
34
39
-5
A21/02
NCAA
68.4Avg total
33.0Scored
35.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.935.268.1-2.443%-
Last 30 at home (11)34.134.969.0-0.855%-
Last 30 away (19)32.235.467.6-3.337%-
Last 10 (10)33.035.468.4-2.440%-
Last 5 (5)35.439.675.0-4.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)31.040.971.9-9.910%-
vs Similar ◀ (19)32.932.965.8+0.158%-
vs Weaker (1)50.023.073.0+27.0100%-
This opponent (Lamar) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
7
Lamar wins
3
Nicholls State wins
Lamarlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/02/26HNew Orleans71-77
17/02/26AUTRGV65-70
14/02/26ATexas A&M-CC63-76
10/02/26HNorthwestern St.68-70
07/02/26AStephen F. Austin74-84
03/02/26HSE Louisiana73-54
01/02/26HMcNeese State63-64
28/01/26HEast Texas A&M82-61
24/01/26HStephen F. Austin81-88
20/01/26ANew Orleans76-89
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/02/26AStephen F. Austin78-81
17/02/26AHouston Christian68-72
14/02/26AIncarnate Word91-83
10/02/26HUTRGV72-92
07/02/26HTexas A&M-CC76-83
03/02/26ANorthwestern St.61-58
31/01/26AEast Texas A&M72-68
27/01/26HNew Orleans62-80
24/01/26ASE Louisiana61-67
20/01/26HStephen F. Austin62-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Lamar
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL43%
HomeWLWLL47%
AwayWLLLL38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281513
Win %43%47%38%
Points / game71.572.370.6
Allowed / game69.465.573.8
Point differential+2.1+6.7-3.2
Avg total140.9137.8144.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%40%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won20% (5)0% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %4%7%0%
Nicholls State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL39%
HomeLLLLL50%
AwayWWWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281018
Win %39%50%33%
Points / game74.077.672.1
Allowed / game76.873.478.7
Point differential-2.8+4.2-6.7
Avg total150.9151.0150.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%30%6%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)100% (1)57% (7)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southland conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Stephen F. Austin2825389%77.765.8+11.9
2 McNeese State2823582%80.966.4+14.5
3 UTRGV26151158%75.869.3+6.5
4 Texas A&M-CC28141450%72.668.4+4.2
5 New Orleans29141548%76.678.7-2.0
6 Lamar28121643%71.569.4+2.1
7 Incarnate Word28111739%75.574.8+0.6
8 Nicholls State28111739%74.076.8-2.8
9 Houston Christian28101836%67.472.8-5.4
10 Northwestern St.2891932%70.173.6-3.5
11 SE Louisiana2882029%64.570.2-5.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lamar02302952
Nicholls State02003353
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