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Nicholls State vs McNeese State Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 03 Mar 2026
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 65-75
31-40 34-35
Position#265
Record13-17
FormWLLWW
Points / game73.1
Allowed / game75.4
vs
Position#15
Record25-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game80.2
Allowed / game66.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Nicholls State v McNeese State
11 Jan 2027
NICH v MCNE
upcoming
02 Mar 2026
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MCNE75
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MCNE74
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MCNE77
19 Jan 2023
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MCNE64
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MCNE73
27 Jan 2021
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MCNE69
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NICH80
MCNE56
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Nicholls State 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

Nicholls StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Lamar
#286
W
53-52
53
52
+1
A24/02
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
68-60
68
60
+8
H28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
29-39
33-41
34-24
38-44
34-20
27-38
38-39
38-44
30-55
42-37
46-30
45-53
29-35
39-37
34-39
44-42
20-23
33-29
33-31
35-29
143.0Avg total
70.1Scored
72.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)73.175.4148.6-2.343%
Season at home (11)76.772.2148.9+4.555%
Season away (19)71.177.3148.4-6.337%
Last 10 (10)70.172.9143.0-2.850%
Last 5 (5)71.669.6141.2+2.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)71.584.0155.5-12.520%
vs Similar (19)71.772.3144.0-0.653%
vs Weaker (1)117.049.0166.0+68.0100%
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
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
New Orleans
#226
W
66-63
66
63
+3
A28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
39-29
27-34
136.9Avg total
73.7Scored
63.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)80.266.3146.5+13.983%
Season at home (16)86.462.5148.9+23.9100%
Season away (14)73.170.6143.8+2.564%
Last 10 (10)73.763.2136.9+10.590%
Last 5 (5)76.660.6137.2+16.0100%
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)82.464.1146.5+18.392%
This opponent (Nicholls 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.8-0.81st half: +6.2+6.22nd half2nd half: -2.0-2.02nd half: +4.3+4.3
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.8-0.81st half: +6.2+6.22nd half2nd half: -2.0-2.02nd half: +4.3+4.3
Nicholls StateMcNeese 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
Nicholls StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Lamar
#286
L
20-23
20
23
-3
A24/02
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#343
W
33-31
33
31
+2
H28/02
NCAA
66.2Avg total
32.7Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.635.267.8-2.640%-
Last 30 at home (11)34.535.369.8-0.755%-
Last 30 away (19)31.535.266.6-3.732%-
Last 10 (10)32.733.566.2-0.840%-
Last 5 (5)32.431.664.0+0.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)31.040.971.9-9.910%-
vs Similar (19)32.532.865.4-0.353%-
vs Weaker (1)50.023.073.0+27.0100%-
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
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
New Orleans
#226
W
39-29
39
29
+10
A28/02
NCAA
61.4Avg total
33.8Scored
27.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.930.369.2+8.667%-
Last 30 at home (16)42.126.068.1+16.181%-
Last 30 away (14)35.335.270.5+0.150%-
Last 10 (10)33.827.661.4+6.280%-
Last 5 (5)37.026.463.4+10.6100%-
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)40.528.669.1+11.977%-
This opponent (Nicholls 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
4
Nicholls State wins
6
McNeese State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/26HSE Louisiana68-60
24/02/26ALamar53-52
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
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/26ANew Orleans66-63
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nicholls State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWW43%
HomeLLLLW55%
AwayWWLLW37%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301119
Win %43%55%37%
Points / game73.176.771.1
Allowed / game75.472.277.3
Point differential-2.3+4.5-6.3
Avg total148.6148.9148.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+13%27%5%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (9)100% (1)62% (8)
Overtime %0%0%0%
McNeese State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW83%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLWWW64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301614
Win %83%100%64%
Points / game80.286.473.1
Allowed / game66.362.570.6
Point differential+13.9+23.9+2.5
Avg total146.5148.9143.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%81%36%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)100% (2)60% (5)
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 State3025583%80.266.3+13.9
3 UTRGV28161257%75.169.0+6.1
4 Texas A&M-CC30161453%72.668.1+4.5
5 New Orleans31151648%76.278.1-1.9
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.30102033%69.272.7-3.5
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
Nicholls State313465
McNeese State403575
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