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Nicholls State vs McNeese State Prediction & Stats

Date: Mon 11 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 21:00
Scheduled
Position#203
Record2-2
FormLWLLW
Points / game76.8
Allowed / game67.8
vs
Position#153
Record2-1
FormWLWLW
Points / game100.3
Allowed / game80.7
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Nicholls State v McNeese State
11 Jan 2027
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Nicholls State win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
McNeese State win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Nicholls StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
McNeese State
#15
L
65-75
65
75
-10
H03/03
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
61-47
61
47
+14
H09/03
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
68-86
68
86
-18
A10/03
NCAA
North American Stallions
#499
W
110-56
110
56
+54
H02/11
NCAA
UAB
#220
L
63-70
63
70
-7
A07/11
NCAA
Tulane
#219
L
63-77
63
77
-14
A11/11
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#208
W
71-68
71
68
+3
H15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
34-39
44-42
20-23
33-29
33-31
35-29
31-40
34-35
25-24
36-23
32-44
36-42
53-37
57-19
30-36
33-34
24-35
39-42
28-33
43-35
137.2Avg total
70.0Scored
67.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)76.867.8144.5+9.050%
Season at home (2)90.562.0152.5+28.5100%
Season away (2)63.073.5136.5-10.50%
Last 10 (10)70.067.2137.2+2.850%
Last 5 (5)75.071.4146.4+3.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)71.882.5154.3-10.720%
vs Similar (16)71.667.7139.2+3.975%
vs Weaker (3)81.065.3146.3+15.733%
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
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
Nicholls State
#265
W
75-65
75
65
+10
A03/03
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
W
84-80 OT
84
80
+4
H11/03
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
W
76-59
76
59
+17
A11/03
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#37
L
68-78
68
78
-10
A19/03
NCAA
UAB
#220
W
99-78
99
78
+21
H02/11
NCAA
North Texas
#99
L
67-77
67
77
-10
A05/11
NCAA
CBS Ambassadors
#414
W
135-87
135
87
+48
H10/11
NCAA
1H
2H
24-23
46-31
34-22
41-46
39-29
27-34
40-31
35-34
31-23
27-35
42-25
34-34
35-38
33-40
44-35
55-43
32-34
35-43
63-44
72-43
152.4Avg total
81.5Scored
70.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)100.380.7181.0+19.767%
Season at home (2)117.082.5199.5+34.5100%
Season away (1)67.077.0144.0-10.00%
Last 10 (10)81.570.9152.4+10.680%
Last 5 (5)89.075.8164.8+13.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)71.0112.0183.0-41.00%
vs Similar (5)67.469.0136.4-1.640%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)81.366.3147.6+15.092%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -3.2-3.21st half: +8.0+8.02nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +2.2+2.2
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -3.2-3.21st half: +8.0+8.02nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +2.2+2.2
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
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
McNeese State
#15
L
31-40
31
40
-9
H03/03
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#331
W
25-24
25
24
+1
H09/03
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
L
32-44
32
44
-12
A10/03
NCAA
North American Stallions
#499
W
53-37
53
37
+16
H02/11
NCAA
UAB
#220
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A07/11
NCAA
Tulane
#219
L
24-35
24
35
-11
A11/11
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#208
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H15/11
NCAA
65.2Avg total
31.0Scored
34.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.634.568.1-0.847%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.534.869.3-0.353%-
Last 30 away (15)32.834.166.9-1.340%-
Last 10 (10)31.034.265.2-3.230%-
Last 5 (5)33.437.070.4-3.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)31.941.773.6-9.810%-
vs Similar (16)33.330.463.7+2.969%-
vs Weaker (3)34.731.366.0+3.333%-
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
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
Nicholls State
#265
W
40-31
40
31
+9
A03/03
NCAA
UTRGV
#137
W
31-23
31
23
+8
H11/03
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#12
W
42-25
42
25
+17
A11/03
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#37
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A19/03
NCAA
UAB
#220
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H02/11
NCAA
North Texas
#99
L
32-34
32
34
-2
A05/11
NCAA
CBS Ambassadors
#414
W
63-44
63
44
+19
H10/11
NCAA
68.8Avg total
38.4Scored
30.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.832.069.8+5.867%-
Last 30 at home (14)40.929.670.5+11.286%-
Last 30 away (16)35.234.169.2+1.150%-
Last 10 (10)38.430.468.8+8.080%-
Last 5 (5)43.235.278.4+8.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)29.060.089.0-31.00%-
vs Similar (5)32.433.265.6-0.820%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)39.330.669.9+8.879%-
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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Nicholls State wins
7
McNeese State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26HLouisiana Tech71-68
11/11/26ATulane63-77
07/11/26AUAB63-70
02/11/26HNorth American Stallions110-56
10/03/26AUTRGV68-86
09/03/26HNorthwestern St.61-47
03/03/26HMcNeese State65-75
28/02/26HSE Louisiana68-60
24/02/26ALamar53-52
21/02/26AStephen F. Austin78-81
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/11/26HCBS Ambassadors135-87
05/11/26ANorth Texas67-77
02/11/26HUAB99-78
19/03/26AVanderbilt68-78
11/03/26AStephen F. Austin76-59
11/03/26HUTRGV84-80 OT
03/03/26ANicholls State75-65
28/02/26ANew Orleans66-63
24/02/26HUTRGV75-68
22/02/26HTexas A&M-CC70-54

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nicholls State
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLW50%
HomeWW100%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %50%100%0%
Points / game76.890.563.0
Allowed / game67.862.073.5
Point differential+9.0+28.5-10.5
Avg total144.5152.5136.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
McNeese State
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLW67%
HomeWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %67%100%0%
Points / game100.3117.067.0
Allowed / game80.782.577.0
Point differential+19.7+34.5-10.0
Avg total181.0199.5144.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Houston Christian440100%94.265.2+29.0
2 Stephen F. Austin43175%90.861.2+29.5
3 Lamar32167%109.067.3+41.7
4 McNeese State32167%100.380.7+19.7
5 New Orleans32167%81.782.3-0.7
6 Nicholls State42250%76.867.8+9.0
7 UTRGV42250%72.867.8+5.0
8 Texas A&M-CC42250%71.067.2+3.8
9 SE Louisiana31233%64.387.3-23.0
10 Northwestern St.51420%68.079.0-11.0
11 Incarnate Word4040%60.879.2-18.5
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 -).
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