Monday’s game between the Nicholls State Colonels (9-7, 3-2 Southland) and Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-7, 2-3 Southland) matching up at Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center has a projected final score of 72-70 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Nicholls State, so expect a competitive matchup. The game will start at 7:30 PM ET on January 13.

According to our computer prediction, Nicholls State should cover the point spread, which is listed at 1.5. The two teams are projected to exceed the 142.5 total.

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Incarnate Word vs. Nicholls State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, January 13, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: San Antonio, Texas
• Venue: Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center
• Line: Incarnate Word -1.5
• Point total: 142.5
• Moneyline (to win): Incarnate Word -130, Nicholls State +108

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Incarnate Word vs. Nicholls State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Nicholls State 72, Incarnate Word 70

Spread & Total Prediction for Incarnate Word vs. Nicholls State

• Pick ATS: Nicholls State (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (142.5)

Incarnate Word is 7-5-0 against the spread this season compared to Nicholls State’s 8-5-0 ATS record. A total of seven out of the Cardinals’ games this season have hit the over, and five of the Colonels’ games have gone over. The teams score 151.2 points per game, 8.7 more points than this matchup’s total. Incarnate Word is 6-4 against the spread and 4-6 overall over its last 10 contests, while Nicholls State has gone 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Incarnate Word Performance Insights

• The Cardinals have a +149 scoring differential, topping opponents by 9.3 points per game. They’re putting up 77.3 points per game to rank 127th in college basketball and are giving up 68.0 per outing to rank 88th in college basketball.
• Incarnate Word wins the rebound battle by 5.1 boards on average. It records 31.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 241st in college basketball, while its opponents grab 26.7 per outing.
• Incarnate Word hits 8.7 three-pointers per game (99th in college basketball) while shooting 39.8% from deep (11th in college basketball). It is making 1.1 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 7.6 per game while shooting 35.1%.
• The Cardinals rank 41st in college basketball by averaging 103.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 176th in college basketball, allowing 91.3 points per 100 possessions.
• Incarnate Word has committed 2.0 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 10.1 (55th in college basketball play) while forcing 12.1 (165th in college basketball).

Nicholls State Performance Insights

• The Colonels have a +73 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.5 points per game. They’re putting up 73.9 points per game, 217th in college basketball, and are allowing 69.4 per contest to rank 118th in college basketball.
• The 33.8 rebounds per game Nicholls State accumulates rank 113th in college basketball. Their opponents record 33.5.
• Nicholls State knocks down 7.1 three-pointers per game (245th in college basketball) at a 31.4% rate (298th in college basketball), compared to the 6.3 its opponents make, shooting 28.0% from deep.
• Nicholls State has come up on top in the turnover battle by 1.9 per game, committing 10.7 (104th in college basketball) while forcing 12.6 (123rd in college basketball).

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