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Nicholls vs Southeastern Louisiana Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds

Colonels vs Lions Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Nicholls Colonels at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
  • Where: Hammond at University Center (LA)
  • Date: Saturday, February 11th
  • Betting Odds: Nicholls +1.5, NICHLS +104 | SELOU -125 O/U 152.0

Colonels Preview:

Nicholls heads into this matchup having played 23 games and have an overall record sitting at 12-11. On the road, the Colonels will be playing their 14th game of the season, having gone 4-10. So far, the Colonels have been the underdog 10 times, going 1-9 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1.5 underdogs on the spread.

Nicholls’ leading scorer this season is Caleb Huffman, who is averaging 15.26 points per contest. So far, Huffman has accounted for 20.15% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.96 rebounds per game and 1.39 assists. Latrell Jones is the second leading scorer for the Colonels, averaging 15.0 points per game. Between him and Jones, they are accounting for 40.0% of the team’s scoring.

Nicholls comes into today’s matchup vs Southeastern Louisiana, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 79.1 points per game. Through 23 games, they have hit 47.1% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Colonels are 87th in possessions per game.

Lions Preview:

Coming into today’s matchup, the Southeastern Louisiana Lions are in the middle of a 2 game losing streak and have an overall record of 14-11. So far this season, Southeastern Louisiana has played 14 games at home, sitting with a record of 10-4. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Lions as the -1.5 point favorites. The Lions have been favored 9 times, going 7-2 straight up.

Southeastern Louisiana’s leading scorer this season is Boogie Anderson, who is averaging 13.38 points per contest. So far, Anderson has accounted for 16.61% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 3.33 rebounds per game and 4.08 assists. Nick Caldwell is the second leading scorer for the Lions, averaging 11.04 points per game. Between him and Caldwell, they are accounting for 30.9% of the team’s scoring.

So far this season, Southeastern Louisiana has put together a strong scoring offense at 79.1 points per game (26th). This strong figure has come despite the Lions playing at a slow tempo compared to other schools. For the season, they have hit 35.9% of their shots from outside, which is closer to the NCAA average. Southeastern Louisiana’s overall field goal percentage currently sits at 46.2%

Free Spread Prediction: Southeastern Louisiana Lions -1.5

If you are eying this matchup between Nicholls Colonels and Southeastern Louisiana Lions as a candidate to place a bet, we have done the work for you and our model recommends taking Southeastern Louisiana to cover the spread as -1.5 favorites on the road. Although both team’s are going to look to get up shots from outside, we see Southeastern Louisiana shooting well enough to keep the Colonels at bay. Before tip-off, lock in a bet on the Lions’ to win the game and cover the spread.