McNeese State vs Rhode Island Prediction 12/9/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

Nikos Lagouretos

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Mar 22, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; McNeese State Cowboys guard Sincere Parker (21) shoots against Purdue Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer (2) during the second half of a second round men’s NCAA Tournament game at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

MATCHUP	McNeese State Cowboys	Rhode Island Rams
Team Records	8-2	7-4
Where	Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston, RI
When	Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time	07:00 PM EST
TV	ESPN+

In this article, we will formulate a McNeese vs Rhode Island Prediction for this College Basketball game on Tuesday, December 9th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Basketball matchup.

Rhode Island Rams Preview

Rhode Island has a 7-3 record this season and is sitting on the 8th place of the Atlantic 10 conference. They have a 4-0 home record and are coming off a 90-71 away loss against Providence. Their previous three games were a win against Brown by 66-56, a win against Temple by 90-75 and a win against Vermont by 80-65.

Offensively, Rhode Island averages 76.6 points per game, while allowing 68.7 points per game defensively. The Rams shoot with 47% from the field and grab 34 rebounds per game, while dishing out 12.1 assists per game. They average 3.2 blocks per game and 10.3 steals per game defensively. Jaylen Hinton leads Rhode Island in scoring, with an average of 16.5 points per game, while shooting with 40.8% from the field and 82.9% from the free throw line.

McNeese Cowboys Preview

McNeese has a 7-2 record this season and is sitting on the 5th place of the Southland conference. They have a 0-2 away record and are coming off a 92-54 home win against Northwestern State. Their previous three games were a loss against Incarnate Word by 71-67, a win against Middle Tennessee by 72-62 and a win against Murray State by 73-60.

Offensively, McNeese averages 90 points per game, while allowing 65.4 points per game defensively. The Cowboys shoot with 51% from the field and grab 37.4 rebounds per game, while dishing out 17.1 assists per game. They average 4.4 blocks per game and 11.4 steals per game defensively. Leland Johnson leads McNeese in scoring, with an average of 16.4 points per game, while shooting with 62.1% from the field and 92.5% from the free throw line.

McNeese State Cowboys @ Rhode Island Rams Betting Trends: December 9, 2025

Why the Rhode Island Rams will win

Rhode Island has won each of its last 12 games against non-Conference opponents at Thomas M. Ryan Center.
McNeese State has lost seven of its last eight Tuesday night road games against non-Conference opponents.
Rhode Island has won the first half in each of its last five games at Thomas M. Ryan Center.

Why the McNeese State Cowboys will win

McNeese State has won 30 of its last 33 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Rhode Island has lost three of its last four games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
McNeese State has won the first half in four of its last five night games.

Total Points Facts

Each of Rhode Island’s last three home games have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.
Each of McNeese State’s last five Tuesday games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.

McNeese vs Rhode Island Prediction

In this McNeese vs Rhode Island Prediction, McNeese is coming as -1.5 road favorites. Both teams have been excellent this season as they both have 7 overall wins, but Rhode Island has been undefeated at home, while McNeese has been winless on the road. Both teams are coming into this matchup in very good form, as they are 6-1 and 3-1 in their last 7 and 4 games respectively, but McNeese has been superior both offensively and defensively, having a whopping +24.6 point differential this season, while Rhode Island has a +7.9 point differential. Take McNeese to win and cover this one on the road.