Nicholls State vs Lamar Prediction 3/3/25 College Basketball Picks

The Nicholls Colonels and the Lamar Cardinals meet Monday in college basketball action from the Montagne Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nicholls vs. Lamar Prediction.

Matchup History

The Lamar Cardinals won the first meeting between these two teams this season at Nicholls by a final score of 78-74 back on January 20th, 2025. The win made it three straight head-to-head wins for Lamar and the Cardinals have also covered the point spread in eight straight meetings.

Nicholls Recap

The Nicholls Colonels come into this game looking to add to their 94-70 win over Stephen F. Austin last time out to sit at 19-11 on the year.

Colonels Win Four In A Row

Robert Brown III leads Nicholls in scoring with 12.8 PPG along with 3.2 RPG while Byron Ireland has 11.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Colonels in assists and Jamal West Jr. has 11.9 PPG with 6.4 RPG. Michael Gray Jr. has 11.8 PPG and 2.7 RPG, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Nicholls up to this point in the year. As a team, Nicholls is averaging 74.7 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three-point range, and 68.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Nicholls State Colonels will win

• Nicholls State has won 14 of its last 15 night games against the Southland Conference.

Lamar Recap

The Lamar Cardinals will be out to rebound from a 68-66 loss at the hands of McNeese in their last game to sit at 18-12 on the year.

Cardinals Drop Back-To-Back Games

Alexis Marmolejos leads the Cardinals in scoring with 14.2 PPG along with 2.9 RPG and 2.1 APG while Ja’Sean Jackson has 11.8 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department so far this season. Andrew Holifield has 10.8 PPG with 5.7 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Lamar up to this point in the year. Adam Hamilton has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead Lamar on the glass while Cody Pennebaker has 7.2 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 1.9 APG up to this point in the year. As a team, Lamar is averaging 71.1 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three-point range, and 68.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Lamar Cardinals will win

• Lamar has won four of its last five home games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Lamar’s last nine night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Neches Arena have produced a total of 138 or fewer points.
• Each of Nicholls State’s last three night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 140 or fewer points.

Nicholls vs. Lamar Prediction

I’m on Nicholls here. I said coming into this game I was most likely going to be on the team catching points because I don’t think you can make a wrong case for the underdog in this matchup. Lamar’s had the upper hand on Nicholls, but Nicholls has been one of the best road teams in the Southland this season and I think that Nicholls will keep this one highly competitive until the very end if they don’t give themselves a chance to win this game outright. Give me Nicholls and the free bucket in this game.