Incarnate Word vs. Nicholls State Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 13
Published 4:18 pm Sunday, January 12, 2025
Monday’s game features the Nicholls State Colonels (9-7, 3-2 Southland) and the Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-7, 2-3 Southland) squaring off at Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center in what is expected to be a competitive matchup, with a projected 72-70 win for Nicholls State according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 7:30 PM ET on January 13.
Based on our computer prediction, Nicholls State is projected to cover the point spread (1.5) against Incarnate Word. The two teams are expected to eclipse 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’s record against the spread so far this season is 7-5-0, and Nicholls State’s is 8-5-0. The Cardinals have hit the over in seven games, while Colonels games have gone over five times. The two teams score an average of 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 are outscoring opponents by 9.3 points per game with a +149 scoring differential overall. They put up 77.3 points per game (127th in college basketball) and allow 68.0 per contest (88th in college basketball).
- Incarnate Word wins the rebound battle by an average of 5.1 boards. It is grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game (241st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 26.7 per contest.
- Incarnate Word makes 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 contest than its opponents, who drain 7.6 per game while shooting 35.1%.
- The Cardinals rank 41st in college basketball with 103.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and 176th in college basketball defensively with 91.3 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- Incarnate Word has committed 10.1 turnovers per game (55th in college basketball action), 2.0 fewer than the 12.1 it forces on average (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.
- Nicholls State ranks 114th in the country at 33.8 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 33.5 its opponents average.
- Nicholls State hits 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 committed 1.9 fewer turnovers than its opponents, averaging 10.7 (104th in college basketball) while forcing 12.6 (123rd in college basketball).
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