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McNeese State vs Nicholls State Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 30 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 80-74 (OT)
37-35 33-35 10-4
Position#195
Record9-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game80.9
Allowed / game73.8
vs
Position#38
Record12-4
FormWLWWW
Points / game78.3
Allowed / game65.9
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

McNeese StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Paul Quinn
#414
W
109-67
109
67
+42
H19/12
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#7
L
73-81
73
81
-8
H21/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#116
L
75-94
75
94
-19
H03/01
NCAA
Central Arkansas
#286
L
69-79
69
79
-10
A04/01
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#52
W
88-84
88
84
+4
A09/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#178
W
85-76
85
76
+9
H11/01
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#310
W
72-56
72
56
+16
H16/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#302
W
65-52
65
52
+13
A19/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#331
W
77-61
77
61
+16
A23/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#350
W
102-89
102
89
+13
H25/01
NCAA
1H
2H
56-27
53-40
39-47
34-34
37-45
38-49
30-44
39-35
43-44
45-40
43-42
42-34
33-31
39-25
30-21
35-31
31-24
46-37
46-37
56-52
155.4Avg total
81.5Scored
73.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)80.973.8154.6+7.164%
Season at home (8)88.174.6162.8+13.575%
Season away (6)71.272.7143.8-1.550%
Last 10 (10)81.573.9155.4+7.670%
Last 5 (5)80.266.8147.0+13.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)72.784.0156.7-11.333%
vs Similar (4)78.279.0157.2-0.850%
vs Weaker (7)85.966.4152.3+19.486%
This opponent (Nicholls State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Nicholls StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas A&M-CC
#217
W
64-58
64
58
+6
H19/12
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#52
L
61-79
61
79
-18
A22/12
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#310
W
76-60
76
60
+16
H03/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#116
W
70-58
70
58
+12
A04/01
NCAA
Lamar
#200
W
61-52
61
52
+9
A09/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#331
W
69-58
69
58
+11
A11/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#178
L
72-73
72
73
-1
H16/01
NCAA
Central Arkansas
#286
W
79-72
79
72
+7
H18/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#350
W
91-83
91
83
+8
H23/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#302
W
77-72
77
72
+5
A26/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-41
37-17
30-47
31-32
25-27
51-33
35-29
35-29
26-23
35-29
34-28
35-30
29-34
43-39
30-43
49-29
44-36
47-47
44-34
33-38
138.5Avg total
72.0Scored
66.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)78.365.9144.2+12.475%
Season at home (10)85.865.3151.1+20.580%
Season away (6)65.867.0132.8-1.267%
Last 10 (10)72.066.5138.5+5.580%
Last 5 (5)77.671.6149.2+6.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)59.081.0140.0-22.00%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)81.163.8144.9+17.386%
This opponent (McNeese State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: -1.8-1.82nd half2nd half: +5.0+5.02nd half: +7.3+7.3
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: -1.8-1.82nd half2nd half: +5.0+5.02nd half: +7.3+7.3
McNeese StateNicholls State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
McNeese StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Paul Quinn
#414
W
56-27
56
27
+29
H19/12
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#7
L
39-47
39
47
-8
H21/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#116
L
37-45
37
45
-8
H03/01
NCAA
Central Arkansas
#286
L
30-44
30
44
-14
A04/01
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#52
L
43-44
43
44
-1
A09/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#178
W
43-42
43
42
+1
H11/01
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#310
W
33-31
33
31
+2
H16/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#302
W
30-21
30
21
+9
A19/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#331
W
31-24
31
24
+7
A23/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#350
W
46-37
46
37
+9
H25/01
NCAA
75.0Avg total
38.8Scored
36.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (16)36.336.973.2-0.644%-
Last 30 at home (9)39.138.077.1+1.156%-
Last 30 away (7)32.735.468.1-2.729%-
Last 10 (10)38.836.275.0+2.660%-
Last 5 (5)36.631.067.6+5.6100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)36.344.380.7-8.00%-
vs Similar (4)36.541.277.8-4.825%-
vs Weaker (7)39.030.769.7+8.386%-
This opponent (Nicholls State) is Stronger. 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
Texas A&M-CC
#217
L
27-41
27
41
-14
H19/12
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#52
L
30-47
30
47
-17
A22/12
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#310
L
25-27
25
27
-2
H03/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#116
W
35-29
35
29
+6
A04/01
NCAA
Lamar
#200
W
26-23
26
23
+3
A09/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#331
W
34-28
34
28
+6
A11/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#178
L
29-34
29
34
-5
H16/01
NCAA
Central Arkansas
#286
L
30-43
30
43
-13
H18/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#350
W
44-36
44
36
+8
H23/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#302
W
44-34
44
34
+10
A26/01
NCAA
66.6Avg total
32.4Scored
34.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (16)35.831.767.4+4.156%-
Last 30 at home (10)37.230.767.9+6.550%-
Last 30 away (6)33.333.366.7+0.067%-
Last 10 (10)32.434.266.6-1.850%-
Last 5 (5)36.235.071.2+1.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)30.543.073.5-12.50%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)36.530.166.6+6.464%-
This opponent (McNeese State) is Weaker. 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
0
McNeese State wins
0
Nicholls State wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/01/20HHouston Christian102-89
23/01/20ASE Louisiana77-61
19/01/20ANew Orleans65-52
16/01/20HIncarnate Word72-56
11/01/20HNorthwestern St.85-76
09/01/20AAbilene Christian88-84
04/01/20ACentral Arkansas69-79
03/01/20HSam Houston St.75-94
21/12/19HStephen F. Austin73-81
19/12/19HPaul Quinn109-67
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/01/20ANew Orleans77-72
23/01/20HHouston Christian91-83
18/01/20HCentral Arkansas79-72
16/01/20HNorthwestern St.72-73
11/01/20ASE Louisiana69-58
09/01/20ALamar61-52
04/01/20ASam Houston St.70-58
03/01/20HIncarnate Word76-60
22/12/19AAbilene Christian61-79
19/12/19HTexas A&M-CC64-58

📊 11. Overall Statistics

McNeese State
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW64%
HomeLLWWW75%
AwayLLWWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1486
Win %64%75%50%
Points / game80.988.171.2
Allowed / game73.874.672.7
Point differential+7.1+13.5-1.5
Avg total154.6162.8143.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Nicholls State
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW75%
HomeWWLWW80%
AwayLWWWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16106
Win %75%80%67%
Points / game78.385.865.8
Allowed / game65.965.367.0
Point differential+12.4+20.5-1.2
Avg total144.2151.1132.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)0% (1)100% (1)
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. Austin1513287%81.166.5+14.7
2 Nicholls State1612475%78.365.9+12.4
3 McNeese State149564%80.973.8+7.1
4 Texas A&M-CC168850%65.465.5-0.1
5 Lamar1771041%68.370.7-2.4
6 Northwestern St.135838%73.776.8-3.2
7 UTRGV145936%72.872.6+0.2
8 New Orleans1651131%76.877.3-0.5
9 SE Louisiana1541127%67.177.5-10.4
10 Incarnate Word1531220%65.574.1-8.7
11 Houston Christian141137%83.3103.1-19.8
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
McNeese State37331080
Nicholls State3535474
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