Nicholls State vs Texas A&M-CC Prediction 1/25/25 College Basketball Picks

The Nicholls Colonels and the Texas A&M-CC Islanders meet Saturday in college basketball action from the American Bank Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nicholls vs. Texas A&M-CC Prediction.

Nicholls Recap

The Nicholls Colonels come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-74 loss to Lamar last time out to fall to 11-8 on the year. After this game, Nicholls will head on the road again to take on UTRGV.

Colonels Looking for Bounce Back

Byron Ireland leads the Colonels in scoring and assists with 14 PPG and 3.3 APG along with 3.4 RPG while Robert Brown III has 12.4 PPG and Jamal West Jr. has 10.2 PPG with 5.6 RPG, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Nicholls up to this point in the year. Michael Gray Jr. has 8.5 PPG while Ike Cornish has 7.7 PPG and Mekhi Collins has a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead Nicholls in rebounding up to this point in the season. As a team, Nicholls is averaging 74.7 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 34% from three, and 69.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Nicholls State Colonels will win

• Nicholls State has won nine of its last 12 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Texas A&M-CC Recap

The Texas A&M-CC Islanders come into this game looking to rebound after a 76-72 loss to Houston Christian last time out to fall to 13-7 on the year. After this game, Texas A&M-CC will welcome McNeese to town for a huge Southland Conference tilt.

Islanders Looking To Respond

Garry Clark leads the Islanders in scoring and rebounding with 14.5 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Isaac Williams has added 12.8 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 4.2 APG in 11 games played as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas A&M-CC so far this season. Owen Dease has added 9.9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2.3 APG while Jordan Roberts has 8.3 PPG and Damarion Dennis has 8.2 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Texas A&M-CC is averaging 82.2 PPG on 51.3% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three, and 63% from the foul line this season.

Why the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders will win

• Texas A&M–Corpus Christi has won each of its last 12 day games at American Bank Center.
• Nicholls State has lost each of its last four road day games against the Southland Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Texas A&M–Corpus Christi’s last 11 games against Conference opponents at American Bank Center have produced a total of 150 or fewer points.
• Three of Nicholls State’s last four games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 151+ points.

Nicholls vs. Texas A&M-CC Prediction

I’m on the Islanders in this one. The only concern I have for Texas A&M-CC is that there’s a bit of a look-ahead factor on deck with McNeese on deck in a game with huge implications for the Southland and the seeding/regular season title. However, I still think that Texas A&M-CC is the second-best team in the Southland behind McNeese, and if the Islanders want the next game to have as much weight as possible, they have to win and take care of business here. I think the Islanders do just that as I don’t think Nicholls can hang for a full 40 minutes. Give me the Islanders here.