Saturday’s contest that pits the Houston Christian Huskies (8-11, 5-3 Southland) versus the New Orleans Privateers (4-15, 2-6 Southland) at Lakefront Arena has a good chance to be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 73-71 in favor of Houston Christian. Tipoff is at 6:00 PM ET on January 25.

Based on our computer prediction, New Orleans projects to cover the 2.5-point spread in its matchup versus Houston Christian. The over/under has been set at 145.5, and the two sides are projected to fall short of that total.

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Houston Christian vs. New Orleans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Lakefront Arena
• Line: Houston Christian -2.5
• Point total: 145.5
• Moneyline (to win): Houston Christian -168, New Orleans +136

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Houston Christian vs. New Orleans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Houston Christian 73, New Orleans 71

Spread & Total Prediction for Houston Christian vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: New Orleans (+2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (145.5)

Houston Christian’s record against the spread so far this season is 15-2-0, while New Orleans’ is 8-11-0. The Huskies have a 9-8-0 record going over the point total, while games involving the Privateers have a record of 10-9-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams score 134.7 points per game combined, 10.8 less than this matchup’s over/under. Houston Christian has an 8-2 record against the spread while going 5-5 overall in the last 10 games. New Orleans has gone 3-7 against the spread and 2-8 overall in its last 10 games.

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Houston Christian Performance Insights

• The Huskies have been outscored by 3.5 points per game (scoring 67.2 points per game to rank 334th in college basketball while giving up 70.7 per outing to rank 161st in college basketball) and have a -68 scoring differential overall.
• Houston Christian records 29.1 rebounds per game (333rd in college basketball) while conceding 31.6 per contest to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 2.5 boards per game.
• Houston Christian makes 7.4 three-pointers per game (220th in college basketball), 1.8 more than its opponents (5.6).
• The Huskies score 90.2 points per 100 possessions (305th in college basketball), while allowing 95 points per 100 possessions (258th in college basketball).
• Houston Christian forces 11.6 turnovers per game (194th in college basketball) while committing 11.4 (182nd in college basketball action).

New Orleans Performance Insights

• The Privateers have been outscored by 16.2 points per game (posting 67.5 points per game, 329th in college basketball, while conceding 83.7 per outing, 359th in college basketball) and have a -309 scoring differential.
• New Orleans loses the rebound battle by 7.6 boards on average. It records 30.8 rebounds per game, 278th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 38.4.
• New Orleans makes 6.2 three-pointers per game (325th in college basketball), 3.2 fewer than its opponents.
• New Orleans has committed 12.1 turnovers per game (254th in college basketball) while forcing 11.5 (203rd in college basketball).

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