Monday’s game that pits the Nicholls State Colonels (9-7, 3-2 Southland) against the Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-7, 2-3 Southland) at Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center has a good chance to be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 72-70 in favor of Nicholls State. Tipoff is at 7:30 PM ET on January 13.

Based on our computer prediction, Nicholls State projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup against Incarnate Word. The over/under is currently listed at 142.5, and the two sides are projected to hit the over.

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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. The Cardinals have hit the over in seven games, while Colonels games have gone over five times. The two teams average 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 past 10 games, while Nicholls State has gone 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Incarnate Word Performance Insights

• The Cardinals average 77.3 points per game (127th in college basketball) while allowing 68.0 per outing (89th in college basketball). They have a +149 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 9.3 points per game.
• Incarnate Word is 241st in the country at 31.8 rebounds per game. That’s 5.1 more than the 26.7 its opponents average.
• Incarnate Word connects on 8.7 three-pointers per game (99th in college basketball) while shooting 39.8% from beyond the arc (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 average 103.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (41st in college basketball), and allow 91.3 points per 100 possessions (177th in college basketball).
• Incarnate Word wins the turnover battle by 2.0 per game, committing 10.1 (54th in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.1.

Nicholls State Performance Insights

• The Colonels outscore opponents by 4.5 points per game (posting 73.9 points per game, 217th in college basketball, and giving up 69.4 per contest, 118th in college basketball) and have a +73 scoring differential.
• Nicholls State is 114th in the nation at 33.8 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 33.5 its opponents average.
• Nicholls State makes 7.1 three-pointers per game (245th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.3. It shoots 31.4% from deep, and its opponents shoot 28.0%.
• 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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