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McNeese State vs New Orleans Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds

Cowboys vs Privateers Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: McNeese State Cowboys at New Orleans Privateers
  • Where: New Orleans at Lakefront Arena
  • Date: Saturday, February 11th
  • Betting Odds: McNeese State -2, MCNST -137 | NO +112 O/U 145.0

Cowboys Preview:

The McNeese State Cowboys head into today’s game in what will be their 26th game of the season, posting a record of 6-19. So far, the Cowboys have played 14 games on the road, with a record of 2-12. This season, McNeese State has been favored to win in 8 games, sitting with a mark of 2-6. For today’s contest, McNeese State has a betting line set -2 points in their favor.

Christian Shumate comes into today’s game as the Cowboys’ leading scorer at 12.48 points per contest. Not only has Shumate been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is McNeese State’s top rebounder at 9.28 boards per contest. Behind Shumate, the team has benefited from the strong play of Trae English, who is second on the team in scoring at 10.76 points per game. Overall, he has hit 40.7% of his shots and is adding 1.92 boards per game.

McNeese State comes into today’s matchup vs New Orleans, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 78.2 points per game. Through 25 games, they have hit 45.1% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Cowboys have preferred to slow the game down, ranking 174th in possessions per game.

Privateers Preview:

The New Orleans Privateers head into today’s game in what will be their 24th game of the season, posting a record of 6-17. Currently, the Privateers have been the home team 13 times, sitting with a record of 5-8. So far, the Privateers have been the underdog 14 times, going 0-14 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +2 underdogs on the spread.

New Orleans will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Jordan Johnson who is averaging 17.0 points per game for the Privateers. Johnson is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Privateers’ offensive game plan is the play of Tyson Jackson who has hit 60.6% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.96 points per game.

New Orleans comes into today’s matchup vs McNeese State, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 77.3 points per game. Through 23 games, they have hit 47.1% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Privateers have preferred to slow the game down, ranking 186th in possessions per game.

Free Spread Prediction: McNeese State Cowboys -2

Heading into this matchup, the oddmakers have the McNeese State Cowboys as the -2 point favorites over the New Orleans Privateers. Even though this will be a tough road matchup for the Cowboys’, look for a strong defensive effort to lead them to a victory. When it comes to getting a bet down on the spread, we see New Orleans struggling with their outside shot, as this has been a trend all season long. On the other side, even though the McNeese State also hasn’t been lighting it up from downtown, our projections show them putting together a good offensive performance. For today’s game, our recommendation is to take McNeese State laying the points.