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McNeese State vs Northwestern St. Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 08 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 65-50
25-15 40-35
Position#20
Record17-6
FormWWWLW
Points / game76.9
Allowed / game65.0
vs
Position#198
Record11-12
FormWWLLW
Points / game69.7
Allowed / game69.1
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · McNeese State v Northwestern St.
05 Dec 2025
MCNE92
NORT54
11 Mar 2025
MCNE83
NORT64
08 Feb 2025
MCNE65
NORT50
29 Jan 2024
MCNE89
NORT65
05 Jan 2023
MCNE92
NORT77
09 Mar 2022
MCNE80
NORT67
05 Feb 2022
MCNE93
NORT84
09 Jan 2021
MCNE75
NORT78
11 Jan 2020
MCNE85
NORT76
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

McNeese State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Northwestern St. 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
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
75-56
75
56
+19
A04/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
W
92-69
92
69
+23
A07/01
NCAA
Nicholls State
#122
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H11/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
W
75-59
75
59
+16
A14/01
NCAA
Lamar
#123
W
75-64
75
64
+11
H18/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
79-59
79
59
+20
H20/01
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
93-63
93
63
+30
A25/01
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
W
74-73
74
73
+1
A28/01
NCAA
Nicholls State
#122
L
63-71
63
71
-8
A01/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#190
W
67-65
67
65
+2
H04/02
NCAA
1H
2H
41-23
34-33
43-32
49-37
39-33
41-38
39-20
36-39
35-24
40-40
43-26
36-33
40-26
53-37
35-37
39-36
28-35
35-36
30-33
37-32
142.3Avg total
77.3Scored
65.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)76.965.0142.0+11.974%
Season at home (13)79.864.2144.1+15.685%
Season away (10)73.166.1139.2+7.060%
Last 10 (10)77.365.0142.3+12.390%
Last 5 (5)75.266.2141.4+9.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)66.071.3137.3-5.333%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)79.863.8143.6+16.088%
This opponent (Northwestern St.) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Northwestern St.USALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nicholls State
#122
W
68-66
68
66
+2
H04/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
L
69-92
69
92
-23
H07/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
75-67
75
67
+8
H11/01
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
L
64-73
64
73
-9
A14/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
L
64-65
64
65
-1
H18/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#365
W
73-61
73
61
+12
H20/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
57-54 OT
57
54
+3
A25/01
NCAA
Lamar
#123
L
59-69
59
69
-10
A28/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
L
50-72
50
72
-22
A01/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
79-63
79
63
+16
H04/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-33
32-33
32-43
37-49
38-24
37-43
25-41
39-32
22-32
42-33
27-36
46-25
22-20
27-29
33-28
26-41
23-27
27-45
37-23
42-40
134.0Avg total
65.8Scored
68.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)69.769.1138.8+0.648%
Season at home (11)78.965.5144.4+13.573%
Season away (12)61.272.4133.7-11.225%
Last 10 (10)65.868.2134.0-2.450%
Last 5 (5)63.663.8127.4-0.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)65.674.9140.4-9.322%
vs Similar (13)67.069.4136.4-2.438%
vs Weaker (7)76.067.4143.4+8.671%
This opponent (McNeese State) is Stronger. 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.4+8.41st half: -1.2-1.22nd half2nd half: +3.9+3.92nd half: -1.5-1.5
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.4+8.41st half: -1.2-1.22nd half2nd half: +3.9+3.92nd half: -1.5-1.5
McNeese StateNorthwestern St.
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
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
41-23
41
23
+18
A04/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
W
43-32
43
32
+11
A07/01
NCAA
Nicholls State
#122
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H11/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
W
39-20
39
20
+19
A14/01
NCAA
Lamar
#123
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H18/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
43-26
43
26
+17
H20/01
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
40-26
40
26
+14
A25/01
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
L
35-37
35
37
-2
A28/01
NCAA
Nicholls State
#122
L
28-35
28
35
-7
A01/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#190
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H04/02
NCAA
66.2Avg total
37.3Scored
28.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.429.666.0+6.870%-
Last 30 at home (17)38.527.966.5+10.688%-
Last 30 away (13)33.631.765.3+1.946%-
Last 10 (10)37.328.966.2+8.470%-
Last 5 (5)35.231.466.6+3.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)30.333.764.0-3.333%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)37.928.566.5+9.479%-
This opponent (Northwestern St.) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Northwestern St.Last 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nicholls State
#122
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H04/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
L
32-43
32
43
-11
H07/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
38-24
38
24
+14
H11/01
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
L
25-41
25
41
-16
A14/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
L
22-32
22
32
-10
H18/01
NCAA
New Orleans
#365
L
27-36
27
36
-9
H20/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
22-20
22
20
+2
A25/01
NCAA
Lamar
#123
W
33-28
33
28
+5
A28/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
L
23-27
23
27
-4
A01/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
37-23
37
23
+14
H04/02
NCAA
60.2Avg total
29.5Scored
30.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.630.763.3+1.953%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.429.865.2+5.657%-
Last 30 away (16)30.131.461.6-1.350%-
Last 10 (10)29.530.760.2-1.250%-
Last 5 (5)28.426.855.2+1.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)29.637.467.0-7.922%-
vs Similar (13)31.428.159.5+3.369%-
vs Weaker (7)35.427.462.9+8.057%-
This opponent (McNeese State) is Stronger. 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

DateH/AOpponentScore
04/02/25HIncarnate Word67-65
01/02/25ANicholls State63-71
28/01/25ATexas A&M-CC74-73
25/01/25AUTRGV93-63
20/01/25HStephen F. Austin79-59
18/01/25HLamar75-64
14/01/25AHouston Christian75-59
11/01/25HNicholls State80-71
07/01/25ANorthwestern St.92-69
04/01/25ATX A&M Commerce75-56
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/02/25HUTRGV79-63
01/02/25ATX A&M Commerce50-72
28/01/25ALamar59-69
25/01/25AStephen F. Austin57-54 OT
20/01/25HNew Orleans73-61
18/01/25HSE Louisiana64-65
14/01/25ATexas A&M-CC64-73
11/01/25HTX A&M Commerce75-67
07/01/25HMcNeese State69-92
04/01/25HNicholls State68-66

📊 11. Overall Statistics

McNeese State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW74%
HomeWWWWW85%
AwayWWWWL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231310
Win %74%85%60%
Points / game76.979.873.1
Allowed / game65.064.266.1
Point differential+11.9+15.6+7.0
Avg total142.0144.1139.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+48%54%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)50% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Northwestern St.
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW48%
HomeLWLWW73%
AwayLLWLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231112
Win %48%73%25%
Points / game69.778.961.2
Allowed / game69.165.572.4
Point differential+0.6+13.5-11.2
Avg total138.8144.4133.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%55%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)33% (3)67% (3)
Overtime %9%0%17%
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 McNeese State2317674%76.965.0+11.9
2 Texas A&M-CC2415962%79.469.0+10.4
3 Nicholls State2415962%74.369.2+5.1
4 SE Louisiana2314961%72.668.9+3.7
5 UTRGV23131057%77.672.8+4.8
6 Lamar23131057%72.167.7+4.5
7 Incarnate Word23111248%75.569.8+5.7
8 Northwestern St.23111248%69.769.1+0.6
9 Houston Christian24111346%68.570.8-2.3
10 Stephen F. Austin23101343%65.465.8-0.3
11 New Orleans2442017%70.283.2-12.9
12 TX A&M Commerce2432112%64.478.1-13.7
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

Team1H2HFinal
McNeese State254065
Northwestern St.153550
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