Northwestern State vs. Nicholls State Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Northwestern State Demons (9-20, 7-9 Southland) host the Nicholls State Colonels (16-13, 11-5 Southland) at Prather Coliseum on Monday, March 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The sportsbooks see an even contest, listing the matchup as a pick ’em. The matchup’s point total is set at 142.

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Northwestern State and Nicholls State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Between them, these two teams average 2.3 more points per game (144.3) than this game’s over/under (142).

Opponents of the two teams average a combined 9.4 more points per game (151.4) than this matchup’s total of 142 points.

The average over/under Northwestern State has had in its matchups this season is 4.9 more points than this particular game’s point total.

The average point total for the Colonels this year is 6.9 points higher than this game’s over/under.

So far this season, the Demons have put together a 14-13-0 record against the spread.

The Colonels have gone 15-13-0 ATS this year.

Northwestern State Stats & Insights

Northwestern State’s -158 scoring differential (outscored by 5.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 70.7 points per game (267th in college basketball) while giving up 76.2 per outing (298th in college basketball).

Northwestern State averages 33.3 rebounds per game (296th in college basketball) while conceding 37.7 per outing to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 4.4 boards per game.

The Demons make 6.7 three-pointers per game (251st in college basketball) at a 32.0% rate (285th in college basketball), compared to the 7.0 their opponents make while shooting 32.5% from deep.

Northwestern State averages 89.0 points per 100 possessions (310th in college basketball), while giving up 95.8 points per 100 possessions (267th in college basketball).

In home games, the Demons are averaging 6.1 more points per game (74.2) than they are in road games (68.1).

Nicholls State Stats & Insights

Nicholls State has a -47 scoring differential, falling short by 1.6 points per game. It is putting up 73.6 points per game, 187th in college basketball, and is giving up 75.2 per contest to rank 273rd in college basketball.

Nicholls State loses the rebound battle by 2.7 boards on average. It collects 35.3 rebounds per game, 178th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 38.0.

Nicholls State connects on 1.6 more threes per game than the opposition, 8.3 (95th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.7.

Nicholls State ranks 239th in college basketball averaging 92.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 243rd, allowing 94.9 points per 100 possessions.

At home the Colonels are scoring 75.9 points per game, 3.4 more than they are averaging on the road (72.5).

Northwestern State Key Players to Watch

The Demons scoring leader is Cliff Davis, who averages 13.9 per contest to go with 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

Justin Wilson leads Northwestern State in rebounding, averaging 4.5 per game, while Chase Forte leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.7 in each contest.

The Demons get the most three-point shooting production out of Davis, who makes 3.1 threes per game.

Forte and Wilson lead Northwestern State on the defensive end, with Forte leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Wilson in blocks averaging 0.9 per contest.

Nicholls State Key Players to Watch

The Colonels’ Diante Smith averages enough points (15.4 per game) and assists (3.2 per game) to sit atop the team’s leaderboards.

Jamal West grabs 7.5 rebounds per game (he also scores 14.0 points per game and adds 2.2 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Nicholls State rebounding leaderboard.

Smith is consistent from deep and leads the Colonels with 2.5 made threes per game.

Nicholls State’s leader in steals is Smith with 2.0 per game, and its leader in blocks is West with 1.7 per game.