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Nicholls State vs McNeese State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 20 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 73-64
32-34 41-30
Position#189
Record8-9
FormLWLLW
Points / game74.6
Allowed / game71.5
vs
Position#318
Record5-13
FormWWLLL
Points / game68.2
Allowed / game76.4
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Nicholls State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
McNeese State winLost
-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
Texas Tech
#204
L
71-78
71
78
-7
A08/12
NCAA
Rust College
#417
W
85-65
85
65
+20
H11/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
W
88-73
88
73
+15
H16/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A17/12
NCAA
Trinity Baptist
#528
W
90-46
90
46
+44
H20/12
NCAA
Baylor
#67
L
56-85
56
85
-29
A29/12
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#277
W
66-63
66
63
+3
A06/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
L
48-68
48
68
-20
A07/01
NCAA
Lamar
#339
L
66-69
66
69
-3
A13/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
W
77-63
77
63
+14
H14/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-28
36-50
43-26
42-39
45-26
43-47
30-27
36-41
53-12
37-34
31-45
25-40
31-40
35-23
22-40
26-28
34-36
32-33
39-31
38-32
139.1Avg total
71.3Scored
67.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)74.671.5146.2+3.147%
Season at home (7)86.961.7148.6+25.186%
Season away (10)66.178.4144.5-12.320%
Last 10 (10)71.367.8139.1+3.550%
Last 5 (5)62.669.6132.2-7.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)65.5100.0165.5-34.50%
vs Similar (10)71.274.8146.0-3.640%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)79.965.8145.7+14.281%
This opponent (McNeese State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
McNeese StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northern Iowa
#248
W
52-49
52
49
+3
A10/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#136
L
40-77
40
77
-37
A11/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#33
L
70-78
70
78
-8
H16/12
NCAA
Southern Miss
#21
L
67-86
67
86
-19
A18/12
NCAA
Houston
#7
L
44-83
44
83
-39
A22/12
NCAA
Lamar
#339
W
81-62
81
62
+19
A31/12
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
W
92-77
92
77
+15
H06/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#277
L
80-82 OT
80
82
-2
H07/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
L
75-89
75
89
-14
A13/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#328
L
81-90
81
90
-9
H14/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-23
25-26
24-33
16-44
35-38
35-40
35-42
32-44
19-42
25-41
43-29
38-33
48-35
44-42
37-34
35-38
35-34
40-55
38-41
43-49
145.5Avg total
68.2Scored
77.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)68.276.4144.7-8.228%
Season at home (8)78.575.5154.0+3.038%
Season away (10)60.077.2137.2-17.220%
Last 10 (10)68.277.3145.5-9.130%
Last 5 (5)81.880.0161.8+1.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)63.778.8142.5-15.113%
vs Similar (10)82.786.4169.1-3.720%
vs Weaker (5)86.069.8155.8+16.280%
This opponent (Nicholls 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: +5.2+5.21st half: -1.0-1.02nd half2nd half: -1.7-1.72nd half: -7.9-7.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +5.2+5.21st half: -1.0-1.02nd half2nd half: -1.7-1.72nd half: -7.9-7.9
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.
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Nicholls StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas Tech
#204
W
35-28
35
28
+7
A08/12
NCAA
Rust College
#417
W
43-26
43
26
+17
H11/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
W
45-26
45
26
+19
H16/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
W
30-27
30
27
+3
A17/12
NCAA
Trinity Baptist
#528
W
53-12
53
12
+41
H20/12
NCAA
Baylor
#67
L
31-45
31
45
-14
A29/12
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#277
L
31-40
31
40
-9
A06/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
L
22-40
22
40
-18
A07/01
NCAA
Lamar
#339
L
34-36
34
36
-2
A13/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
W
39-31
39
31
+8
H14/01
NCAA
67.4Avg total
36.3Scored
31.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.533.370.8+4.260%-
Last 30 at home (13)40.829.570.3+11.477%-
Last 30 away (17)34.936.271.1-1.247%-
Last 10 (10)36.331.167.4+5.260%-
Last 5 (5)31.438.469.8-7.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)33.044.077.0-11.00%-
vs Similar (10)34.635.369.9-0.750%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)40.231.071.2+9.275%-
This opponent (McNeese State) is Weaker. 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
Northern Iowa
#248
W
27-23
27
23
+4
A10/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#136
L
24-33
24
33
-9
A11/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#33
L
35-38
35
38
-3
H16/12
NCAA
Southern Miss
#21
L
35-42
35
42
-7
A18/12
NCAA
Houston
#7
L
19-42
19
42
-23
A22/12
NCAA
Lamar
#339
W
43-29
43
29
+14
A31/12
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
W
48-35
48
35
+13
H06/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#277
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H07/01
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#75
W
35-34
35
34
+1
A13/01
NCAA
Houston Christian
#328
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H14/01
NCAA
69.2Avg total
34.1Scored
35.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.835.669.3-1.840%-
Last 30 at home (14)36.434.570.9+1.950%-
Last 30 away (16)31.536.568.0-5.031%-
Last 10 (10)34.135.169.2-1.050%-
Last 5 (5)40.234.674.8+5.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)29.735.665.3-5.927%-
vs Similar (10)35.637.773.3-2.140%-
vs Weaker (5)42.231.273.4+11.080%-
This opponent (Nicholls 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

Head-to-head record
5
Nicholls State wins
1
McNeese State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/01/23HNorthwestern St.77-63
13/01/23ALamar66-69
07/01/23ANorthwestern St.48-68
06/01/23ATX A&M Commerce66-63
29/12/22ABaylor56-85
20/12/22HTrinity Baptist90-46
17/12/22AMississippi St.66-68
16/12/22HSE Louisiana88-73
11/12/22HRust College85-65
08/12/22ATexas Tech71-78
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/01/23HHouston Christian81-90
13/01/23ANorthwestern St.75-89
07/01/23HTX A&M Commerce80-82 OT
06/01/23HNorthwestern St.92-77
31/12/22ALamar81-62
22/12/22AHouston44-83
18/12/22ASouthern Miss67-86
16/12/22HLouisiana Lafayette70-78
11/12/22AIowa State40-77
10/12/22ANorthern Iowa52-49

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nicholls State
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW47%
HomeWWWWW86%
AwayLLWLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17710
Win %47%86%20%
Points / game74.686.966.1
Allowed / game71.561.778.4
Point differential+3.1+25.1-12.3
Avg total146.2148.6144.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%86%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)-50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
McNeese State
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL28%
HomeWLWLL38%
AwayLLLWL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18810
Win %28%38%20%
Points / game68.278.560.0
Allowed / game76.475.577.2
Point differential-8.2+3.0-17.2
Avg total144.7154.0137.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%25%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)0% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %6%12%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. Austin2014670%76.866.2+10.6
2 Texas A&M-CC1811761%80.272.7+7.5
3 UTRGV1810856%82.179.4+2.7
4 SE Louisiana1810856%77.076.2+0.8
5 Northwestern St.1810856%71.072.9-1.9
6 Nicholls State178947%74.671.5+3.1
7 New Orleans1661038%71.980.1-8.1
8 TX A&M Commerce1971237%70.072.1-2.1
9 Incarnate Word1861233%69.773.8-4.1
10 Houston Christian1861233%78.183.0-4.9
11 McNeese State1851328%68.276.4-8.2
12 Lamar1851328%68.276.6-8.4
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 State324173
McNeese State343064
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