Saturday’s contest between the Northwestern State Demons (6-7, 2-0 Southland) and Nicholls State Colonels (8-5, 2-0 Southland) squaring off at Prather Coliseum has a projected final score of 71-69 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Northwestern State, so it should be a competitive matchup. The game will tip off at 4:30 PM ET on January 4.

Based on our computer prediction, Northwestern State projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup versus Nicholls State. The total is listed at 138.5, and the two teams are projected to exceed it.

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Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 4:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Natchitoches, Louisiana
• Venue: Prather Coliseum
• Line: Nicholls State -1.5
• Point total: 138.5
• Moneyline (to win): Nicholls State -124, Northwestern State +102

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Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Northwestern State 71, Nicholls State 69

Spread & Total Prediction for Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State

• Pick ATS: Northwestern State (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (138.5)

Nicholls State has a 6-4-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Northwestern State, who is 7-2-0 ATS. A total of three out of the Colonels’ games this season have hit the over, and three of the Demons’ games have gone over. The two teams combine to score 146.8 points per game, 8.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Nicholls State is 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its past 10 games, while Northwestern State has gone 7-2 against the spread and 3-6 overall.

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Nicholls State Performance Insights

• The Colonels’ +62 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.8 points per game) is a result of scoring 74.1 points per game (221st in college basketball) while allowing 69.3 per contest (130th in college basketball).
• Nicholls State grabs 34.8 rebounds per game (90th in college basketball) while conceding 33.6 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.2 boards per game.
• Nicholls State hits 7.2 three-pointers per game (244th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.6 on average.
• The Colonels rank 283rd in college basketball by averaging 91.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 73rd in college basketball, allowing 85.4 points per 100 possessions.
• Nicholls State has committed 10.5 turnovers per game (83rd in college basketball action), 2.5 fewer than the 13 it forces on average (109th in college basketball).

Northwestern State Performance Insights

• The Demons put up 72.7 points per game (255th in college basketball) while giving up 69.8 per outing (144th in college basketball). They have a +38 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 2.9 points per game.
• The 32.5 rebounds per game Northwestern State accumulates rank 220th in the country, 2.7 more than the 29.8 its opponents record.
• Northwestern State makes 7.5 three-pointers per game (218th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.1. It shoots 35.8% from deep, and its opponents shoot 35%.
• Northwestern State forces 11.9 turnovers per game (183rd in college basketball) while committing 11.7 (199th in college basketball).

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