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New Orleans vs Nicholls State Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 62-78
27-37 35-41
Position#365
Record4-22
FormLLLLL
Points / game69.8
Allowed / game82.7
vs
Position#122
Record15-11
FormWWWLL
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game69.9
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · New Orleans v Nicholls State
09 Jan 2027
NEW v NICH
upcoming
10 Jan 2026
NEW 77
NICH90
17 Feb 2025
NEW 62
NICH78
19 Feb 2024
NEW 77
NICH89
23 Feb 2023
NEW 88
NICH82
15 Jan 2022
NEW 78
NICH66
27 Feb 2021
NEW 101
NICH105
25 Jan 2020
NEW 72
NICH77
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

New Orleans 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

New OrleansUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lamar
#123
W
68-62
68
62
+6
A14/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
131-73
131
73
+58
A18/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
L
61-73
61
73
-12
A20/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
L
76-86
76
86
-10
H25/01
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#190
L
58-74
58
74
-16
H28/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
L
68-76
68
76
-8
A01/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
L
85-88 OT
85
88
-3
H04/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
L
68-81
68
81
-13
A08/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#190
L
65-75
65
75
-10
A11/02
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
L
64-78
64
78
-14
H15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
35-35
33-27
33-33
98-40
36-27
25-46
38-37
38-49
20-38
38-36
37-45
31-31
35-29
39-45
31-42
37-39
36-39
29-36
25-42
39-36
151.0Avg total
74.4Scored
76.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)69.882.7152.5-12.815%
Season at home (10)69.882.2152.0-12.410%
Season away (16)69.882.9152.8-13.119%
Last 10 (10)74.476.6151.0-2.220%
Last 5 (5)70.079.6149.6-9.60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (28)66.482.2148.5-15.811%
vs Similar (2)104.569.5174.0+35.0100%
vs Weakerno games
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
Incarnate Word
#190
W
88-82
88
82
+6
A14/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
73-61
73
61
+12
H18/01
NCAA
Lamar
#123
L
74-78
74
78
-4
H20/01
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
L
57-61
57
61
-4
A25/01
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
82-75
82
75
+7
A28/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
W
71-63
71
63
+8
H01/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
W
75-67
75
67
+8
H04/02
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
81-65
81
65
+16
H08/02
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
L
60-72
60
72
-12
H11/02
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
L
81-84 OT
81
84
-3
A15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
40-30
48-52
39-33
34-28
37-35
37-43
18-26
39-35
30-34
52-41
35-28
36-35
27-38
48-29
33-37
48-28
33-27
27-45
38-33
34-39
145.0Avg total
74.2Scored
70.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.069.9144.0+4.158%
Season at home (13)75.763.5139.2+12.269%
Season away (13)72.476.4148.8-4.046%
Last 10 (10)74.270.8145.0+3.460%
Last 5 (5)73.670.2143.8+3.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)75.883.5159.3-7.733%
vs Similar (12)70.870.3141.1+0.450%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)77.561.9139.4+15.683%
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

-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: -4.1-4.11st half: +0.9+0.92nd half2nd half: +2.2+2.22nd half: +2.8+2.8
-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: -4.1-4.11st half: +0.9+0.92nd half2nd half: +2.2+2.22nd half: +2.8+2.8
New OrleansNicholls 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
Lamar
#123
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A14/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
D
33-33
33
33
+0
A18/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
W
36-27
36
27
+9
A20/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
W
38-37
38
37
+1
H25/01
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#190
L
20-38
20
38
-18
H28/01
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
L
37-45
37
45
-8
A01/02
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H04/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
L
31-42
31
42
-11
A08/02
NCAA
Incarnate Word
#190
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A11/02
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
L
25-42
25
42
-17
H15/02
NCAA
69.3Avg total
32.6Scored
36.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.639.670.2-8.920%-
Last 30 at home (11)29.640.570.1-10.827%-
Last 30 away (19)31.239.170.3-7.816%-
Last 10 (10)32.636.769.3-4.130%-
Last 5 (5)32.839.472.2-6.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (28)30.240.070.3-9.818%-
vs Similar (2)36.033.069.0+3.050%-
vs Weakerno games
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
Incarnate Word
#190
W
40-30
40
30
+10
A14/01
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#244
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H18/01
NCAA
Lamar
#123
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H20/01
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
L
18-26
18
26
-8
A25/01
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A28/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H01/02
NCAA
Houston Christian
#304
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H04/02
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
L
33-37
33
37
-4
H08/02
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H11/02
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
W
38-33
38
33
+5
A15/02
NCAA
65.1Avg total
33.0Scored
32.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.432.767.1+1.757%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.629.965.5+5.671%-
Last 30 away (16)33.435.268.6-1.844%-
Last 10 (10)33.032.165.1+0.960%-
Last 5 (5)33.232.665.8+0.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)34.539.373.8-4.833%-
vs Similar (12)32.131.863.9+0.358%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)36.730.367.0+6.367%-
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
2
New Orleans wins
8
Nicholls State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/25HMcNeese State64-78
11/02/25AIncarnate Word65-75
08/02/25AHouston Christian68-81
04/02/25HStephen F. Austin85-88 OT
01/02/25ASE Louisiana68-76
28/01/25HIncarnate Word58-74
25/01/25HHouston Christian76-86
20/01/25ANorthwestern St.61-73
18/01/25ATX A&M Commerce131-73
14/01/25ALamar68-62
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/25ASE Louisiana81-84 OT
11/02/25HNorthwestern St.60-72
08/02/25HTX A&M Commerce81-65
04/02/25HHouston Christian75-67
01/02/25HMcNeese State71-63
28/01/25AUTRGV82-75
25/01/25ATexas A&M-CC57-61
20/01/25HLamar74-78
18/01/25HStephen F. Austin73-61
14/01/25AIncarnate Word88-82

📊 11. Overall Statistics

New Orleans
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL15%
HomeLLLLL10%
AwayWLLLL19%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261016
Win %15%10%19%
Points / game69.869.869.8
Allowed / game82.782.282.9
Point differential-12.8-12.4-13.1
Avg total152.5152.0152.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+4%0%6%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %8%10%6%
Nicholls State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL58%
HomeLWWWL69%
AwayLWLWL46%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %58%69%46%
Points / game74.075.772.4
Allowed / game69.963.576.4
Point differential+4.1+12.2-4.0
Avg total144.0139.2148.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%38%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (9)67% (3)50% (6)
Overtime %4%0%8%
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 State2721678%76.664.6+12.0
2 SE Louisiana27171063%73.169.6+3.6
3 Lamar26161062%71.666.7+4.8
4 Texas A&M-CC27161159%77.668.7+8.9
5 Nicholls State26151158%74.069.9+4.1
6 UTRGV26141254%77.172.3+4.7
7 Stephen F. Austin26131350%66.866.2+0.7
8 Incarnate Word26121446%74.369.6+4.7
9 Northwestern St.26121446%69.068.6+0.3
10 Houston Christian26111542%67.570.9-3.4
11 New Orleans2642215%69.882.7-12.8
12 TX A&M Commerce2632312%63.577.2-13.6
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 Orleans273562
Nicholls State374178
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