Nicholls Colonels vs McNeese Cowboys
March 13, 2024 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: McNeese Cowboys ; Over/Under:
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The Nicholls Colonels and McNeese Cowboys meet Wednesday in the college basketball Southland Tournament Final at the Legacy Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nicholls Colonels vs McNeese Cowboys prediction.
Nicholls Colonels Betting Preview
The Nicholls Colonels recently beat SE Louisiana, Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Nicholls Colonels are averaging 73.6 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 74.1 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Diante Smith is averaging 15.2 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Robert Brown III is averaging 13.9 points and 3.1 rebounds. Jamal West Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Byron Ireland is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The Nicholls Colonels are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free throw line. The Nicholls Colonels are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.
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McNeese Cowboys Betting Preview
The McNeese Cowboys recently beat Houston Christian, New Orleans and Lamar. The McNeese Cowboys are averaging 80.2 points on 48.9 percent shooting and allowing 61.2 points on 38.2 percent shooting. Shahada Wells is averaging 17.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Christian Shumate is averaging 12 points and 0.9 assists. DJ Richards Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Javohn Garcia is dishing 1.7 assists. The McNeese Cowboys are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The McNeese Cowboys are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
Nicholls Colonels vs McNeese Cowboys prediction
The Nicholls Colonels are playing their third game in as many days and at some point you have to question when that’s going to impact those legs. The McNeese Cowboys are playing just their second game of the tournament, and their game against Lamar wasn’t competitive, which allowed guys to rest a bit. McNeese won both games against Nicholls this season, and neither game was close. This McNeese defense isn’t what you want to face when playing a third straight game. Assuming the line isn’t anything crazy, I’ll lay the chalk with the McNeese Cowboys.
