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New Orleans vs McNeese State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 28 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 63-66
29-39 34-27
Position#226
Record15-15
FormWLWWW
Points / game76.6
Allowed / game78.5
vs
Position#15
Record24-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game80.7
Allowed / game66.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · New Orleans v McNeese State
28 Feb 2026
NEW 63
MCNE66
15 Feb 2025
NEW 64
MCNE78
06 Mar 2024
NEW 57
MCNE81
11 Feb 2023
NEW 78
MCNE79
10 Mar 2022
NEW 82
MCNE78
19 Feb 2022
NEW 88
MCNE75
16 Jan 2021
NEW 99
MCNE84
18 Jan 2020
NEW 52
MCNE65
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

New OrleansUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
McNeese State
#15
L
63-82
63
82
-19
A24/01
NCAA
Nicholls State
#265
W
80-62
80
62
+18
A27/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
75-64
75
64
+11
H31/01
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
94-85
94
85
+9
A03/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
76-95
76
95
-19
H07/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
W
84-78 OT
84
78
+6
H10/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
L
60-61
60
61
-1
A14/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#287
W
78-64
78
64
+14
A17/02
NCAA
Lamar
#286
W
77-71
77
71
+6
A22/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
W
77-73
77
73
+4
A24/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-42
29-40
39-29
41-33
33-30
42-34
52-35
42-50
34-51
42-44
35-30
32-37
26-29
34-32
39-28
39-36
32-29
45-42
31-23
46-50
149.9Avg total
76.4Scored
73.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)76.678.5155.1-1.850%
Season at home (10)83.880.1163.9+3.760%
Season away (20)73.077.7150.7-4.645%
Last 10 (10)76.473.5149.9+2.970%
Last 5 (5)75.269.4144.6+5.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)70.582.9153.5-12.436%
vs Similar (17)78.275.2153.4+2.959%
vs Weaker (2)97.081.5178.5+15.550%
This opponent (McNeese State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
McNeese StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
W
82-63
82
63
+19
H24/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
76-66
76
66
+10
A28/01
NCAA
Lamar
#286
W
64-63
64
63
+1
A01/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
60-67
60
67
-7
A03/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#287
W
81-64
81
64
+17
H07/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
W
73-69
73
69
+4
H10/02
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
97-54
97
54
+43
A14/02
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
75-64
75
64
+11
A17/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
W
70-54
70
54
+16
H22/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H24/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-34
40-29
36-27
40-39
31-23
33-40
19-31
41-36
30-30
51-34
37-33
36-36
45-29
52-25
43-29
32-35
24-23
46-31
34-22
41-46
138.5Avg total
75.3Scored
63.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)80.766.4147.1+14.383%
Season at home (16)86.462.5148.9+23.9100%
Season away (13)73.771.2144.9+2.562%
Last 10 (10)75.363.2138.5+12.190%
Last 5 (5)78.061.8139.8+16.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)71.0112.0183.0-41.00%
vs Similar (3)64.370.0134.3-5.733%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)82.264.6146.8+17.688%
This opponent (New Orleans) 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +2.9+2.91st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: -0.6-0.62nd half: +6.1+6.1
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +2.9+2.91st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: -0.6-0.62nd half: +6.1+6.1
New OrleansMcNeese 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
New OrleansLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
McNeese State
#15
L
34-42
34
42
-8
A24/01
NCAA
Nicholls State
#265
W
39-29
39
29
+10
A27/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
33-30
33
30
+3
H31/01
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
52-35
52
35
+17
A03/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
34-51
34
51
-17
H07/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
W
35-30
35
30
+5
H10/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
L
26-29
26
29
-3
A14/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#287
W
39-28
39
28
+11
A17/02
NCAA
Lamar
#286
W
32-29
32
29
+3
A22/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
W
31-23
31
23
+8
A24/02
NCAA
68.1Avg total
35.5Scored
32.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.035.272.2+1.857%-
Last 30 at home (10)40.436.777.1+3.760%-
Last 30 away (20)35.434.569.8+0.955%-
Last 10 (10)35.532.668.1+2.970%-
Last 5 (5)32.627.860.4+4.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)33.636.470.0-2.736%-
vs Similar (17)37.533.771.2+3.871%-
vs Weaker (2)51.541.593.0+10.050%-
This opponent (McNeese State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
McNeese StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
W
42-34
42
34
+8
H24/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
36-27
36
27
+9
A28/01
NCAA
Lamar
#286
W
31-23
31
23
+8
A01/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
L
19-31
19
31
-12
A03/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#287
D
30-30
30
30
+0
H07/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
W
37-33
37
33
+4
H10/02
NCAA
East Texas A&M
#316
W
45-29
45
29
+16
A14/02
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
43-29
43
29
+14
A17/02
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#163
W
24-23
24
23
+1
H22/02
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
W
34-22
34
22
+12
H24/02
NCAA
62.2Avg total
34.1Scored
28.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.330.668.9+7.763%-
Last 30 at home (16)42.126.068.1+16.181%-
Last 30 away (14)33.935.969.8-1.943%-
Last 10 (10)34.128.162.2+6.080%-
Last 5 (5)36.627.263.8+9.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)29.060.089.0-31.00%-
vs Similar (3)28.735.364.0-6.70%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)39.828.968.7+10.873%-
This opponent (New Orleans) 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
3
New Orleans wins
7
McNeese State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/02/26AStephen F. Austin77-73
22/02/26ALamar77-71
17/02/26AIncarnate Word78-64
14/02/26AHouston Christian60-61
10/02/26HTexas A&M-CC84-78 OT
07/02/26HUTRGV76-95
03/02/26AEast Texas A&M94-85
31/01/26HNorthwestern St.75-64
27/01/26ANicholls State80-62
24/01/26AMcNeese State63-82
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/02/26HUTRGV75-68
22/02/26HTexas A&M-CC70-54
17/02/26ANorthwestern St.75-64
14/02/26AEast Texas A&M97-54
10/02/26HHouston Christian73-69
07/02/26HIncarnate Word81-64
03/02/26AStephen F. Austin60-67
01/02/26ALamar64-63
28/01/26ASE Louisiana76-66
24/01/26HNew Orleans82-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

New Orleans
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW50%
HomeLWWLW60%
AwayWLWWW45%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301020
Win %50%60%45%
Points / game76.683.873.0
Allowed / game78.580.177.7
Point differential-1.8+3.7-4.6
Avg total155.1163.9150.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%40%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)50% (2)60% (5)
Overtime %7%10%5%
McNeese State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW83%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWLWW62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291613
Win %83%100%62%
Points / game80.786.473.7
Allowed / game66.462.571.2
Point differential+14.3+23.9+2.5
Avg total147.1148.9144.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%81%38%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (2)50% (4)
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. Austin3026487%77.565.8+11.7
2 McNeese State2924583%80.766.4+14.3
3 UTRGV28161257%75.169.0+6.1
4 Texas A&M-CC29151452%72.668.4+4.2
5 New Orleans30151550%76.678.5-1.8
6 Nicholls State30131743%73.175.4-2.3
7 Lamar30121840%70.568.9+1.5
8 Incarnate Word30121840%74.573.6+0.8
9 Houston Christian30111937%67.172.8-5.7
10 Northwestern St.29101934%69.672.8-3.2
11 SE Louisiana3082227%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

Team1H2HFinal
New Orleans293463
McNeese State392766
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