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Nicholls State vs McNeese State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 01 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 21:30
Final 71-63
35-28 36-35
Position#122
Record12-9
FormWWLLW
Points / game74.1
Allowed / game69.9
vs
Position#20
Record16-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game78.0
Allowed / game64.8
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Nicholls State v McNeese State
11 Jan 2027
NICH v MCNE
upcoming
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MCNE75
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MCNE74
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MCNE77
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MCNE69
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MCNE56
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
Gonzaga
#37
L
72-102
72
102
-30
A19/12
NCAA
Seattle
#252
W
71-69
71
69
+2
A31/12
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A04/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
83-61
83
61
+22
A07/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
L
71-80
71
80
-9
A11/01
NCAA
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
1H
2H
29-43
43-59
35-32
36-37
33-36
33-32
38-24
45-37
33-39
38-41
40-30
48-52
39-33
34-28
37-35
37-43
18-26
39-35
30-34
52-41
147.4Avg total
73.7Scored
73.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)74.169.9144.0+4.357%
Season at home (9)77.462.0139.4+15.467%
Season away (12)71.775.8147.4-4.150%
Last 10 (10)73.773.7147.4+0.050%
Last 5 (5)74.871.4146.2+3.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)74.386.8161.2-12.517%
vs Similar (12)71.169.2140.2+1.958%
vs Weaker (12)80.263.3143.6+16.992%
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
#365
W
86-61
86
61
+25
H28/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
W
79-51
79
51
+28
H31/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
46-23
40-38
34-20
45-31
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
143.4Avg total
80.8Scored
62.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)78.064.8142.8+13.376%
Season at home (12)80.964.2145.1+16.883%
Season away (9)74.265.6139.8+8.767%
Last 10 (10)80.862.6143.4+18.2100%
Last 5 (5)79.263.6142.8+15.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)66.071.3137.3-5.333%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)81.163.0144.1+18.092%
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

-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +0.0+0.01st half: +13.1+13.12nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +5.1+5.1
-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +0.0+0.01st half: +13.1+13.12nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +5.1+5.1
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
Gonzaga
#37
L
29-43
29
43
-14
A19/12
NCAA
Seattle
#252
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A31/12
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A04/01
NCAA
TX A&M Commerce
#363
W
38-24
38
24
+14
A07/01
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
L
33-39
33
39
-6
A11/01
NCAA
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
66.4Avg total
33.2Scored
33.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.133.168.2+2.060%-
Last 30 at home (12)38.029.767.7+8.383%-
Last 30 away (18)33.135.468.5-2.344%-
Last 10 (10)33.233.266.4+0.050%-
Last 5 (5)32.831.664.4+1.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)32.341.273.5-8.817%-
vs Similar (12)32.231.864.0+0.358%-
vs Weaker (12)39.330.369.7+9.083%-
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
#365
W
46-23
46
23
+23
H28/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#152
W
34-20
34
20
+14
H31/12
NCAA
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
65.9Avg total
39.5Scored
26.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.928.765.6+8.277%-
Last 30 at home (17)39.427.266.6+12.194%-
Last 30 away (13)33.730.764.4+3.054%-
Last 10 (10)39.526.465.9+13.190%-
Last 5 (5)38.426.665.0+11.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)30.333.764.0-3.333%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)38.527.566.0+11.088%-
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
5
Nicholls State wins
5
McNeese State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
11/01/25AMcNeese State71-80
07/01/25ATX A&M Commerce83-61
04/01/25ANorthwestern St.66-68
31/12/24ASeattle71-69
19/12/24AGonzaga72-102
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
31/12/24HSE Louisiana79-51
28/12/24HNew Orleans86-61

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nicholls State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW57%
HomeWWWWL67%
AwayWLWLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21912
Win %57%67%50%
Points / game74.177.471.7
Allowed / game69.962.075.8
Point differential+4.3+15.4-4.1
Avg total144.0139.4147.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+24%44%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)67% (3)60% (5)
Overtime %0%0%0%
McNeese State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW76%
HomeWWWWW83%
AwayWWWWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21129
Win %76%83%67%
Points / game78.080.974.2
Allowed / game64.864.265.6
Point differential+13.3+16.8+8.7
Avg total142.8145.1139.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+52%58%44%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)0% (1)50% (2)
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 McNeese State2116576%78.064.8+13.3
2 Texas A&M-CC2214864%79.768.5+11.3
3 Lamar2213959%71.867.0+4.8
4 UTRGV2112957%78.072.5+5.6
5 Nicholls State2112957%74.169.9+4.3
6 SE Louisiana2112957%72.068.4+3.6
7 Incarnate Word21101148%76.070.2+5.9
8 Houston Christian21101148%68.270.6-2.4
9 Northwestern St.22101245%69.369.4-0.1
10 Stephen F. Austin2291341%64.464.9-0.5
11 New Orleans2141719%69.883.4-13.6
12 TX A&M Commerce2231914%64.378.0-13.6
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
Nicholls State353671
McNeese State283563
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