Thursday’s contest between the Lindenwood Lions (1-1) and the New Orleans Privateers (0-2) at UPMC Events Center should be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 83-67, heavily favoring Lindenwood to come out on top. Game time is at 4:00 PM ET on November 14.

According to our computer prediction, Lindenwood projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup versus New Orleans. The over/under is listed at 150.5, and the two teams are projected to fall short of that total.

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New Orleans vs. Lindenwood Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
• Time: 4:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Moon Township, Pennsylvania
• Venue: UPMC Events Center
• Line: New Orleans -1.5
• Point total: 150.5
• Moneyline (to win): New Orleans -122, Lindenwood +100

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New Orleans vs. Lindenwood Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lindenwood 83, New Orleans 67

Spread & Total Prediction for New Orleans vs. Lindenwood

• Pick ATS: Lindenwood (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (150.5)

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New Orleans Performance Insights

• Last year, New Orleans was 176th in the country on offense (73.5 points scored per game) and 17th-worst on defense (79.5 points conceded).
• On the glass, the Privateers were 241st in the country in rebounds (31.1 per game) last season. They were second-worst in rebounds allowed (36.7 per game).
• Last season New Orleans was ranked 287th in the country in assists with 11.8 per game.
• Beyond the arc, the Privateers were 21st-worst in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (5.4) last season. They were ranked 332nd in 3-point percentage at 30.3%.
• New Orleans was 74th in the nation in 3-pointers conceded (6.5 per game) and 198th in 3-point percentage defensively (33.9%) last year.
• The Privateers took 29.2% percent of their shots from beyond the arc last season, and 70.8% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 21.2% of the Privateers’ buckets were 3-pointers, and 78.8% were 2-pointers.

Lindenwood Performance Insights

• While Lindenwood ranked in the bottom 25 in college basketball in points per game last season with 65.1 (13th-worst), it ranked 216th in college basketball with 73.1 points allowed per contest.
• The Lions pulled down only 28.8 boards per game (21st-worst in college basketball), and allowed 33.1 boards per contest (273rd-ranked).
• Lindenwood didn’t produce many assists last season, ranking -3-worst in the nation with 8.1 assists per game.
• Last season the Lions committed 11.2 turnovers per game (180th-ranked in college basketball) and forced 11.6 turnovers per contest (136th-ranked).
• It was rough sledding for the Lions in terms of threes, as they averaged only 4.8 made threes per game (sixth-worst in college basketball) and sank just 28.3% of their attempted threes (fourth-worst).
• Lindenwood, who was 243rd in college basketball with 7.8 treys conceded per game, allowed a 37.2% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which was 12th-worst in the nation.
• In terms of shot breakdown, Lindenwood took 69.5% two-pointers (accounting for 78.6% of the team’s buckets) and 30.5% threes (21.4%).

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