McNeese State vs UT Rio Grande Valley Prediction 1/25/25 College Basketball Picks

The McNeese Cowboys and the UTRGV Vaqueros meet Saturday in college basketball action from the McDermott Convention Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a McNeese vs. UTRGV Prediction.

McNeese Recap

The McNeese Cowboys come into this game looking to build on a 79-59 win over Stephen F. Austin last time out to improve to 14-5 on the year. After this game, McNeese will head on the road to take on Texas A&M-CC in a matchup with huge Southland implications.

Cowboys Win Streak At 9 Games

Sincere Parker leads the Cowboys in scoring with 16.9 PPG while Javohn Garcia has 11.9 PPG with 2.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for McNeese up to this point in the year. Christian Shumate has 9.6 PPG with 5 RPG while Joe Charles has a team-high 6.4 RPG and Omar Cooper has a team-high 4.2 APG as well to lead the Cowboys in the assist department. As a team, McNeese is averaging 76.3 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 28.7% from three, and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the McNeese State Cowboys will win

• McNeese State has won each of its last 19 games against the Southland Conference.

UTRGV Recap

The UTRGV Vaqueros come into this game looking to build on an 85-78 win over Incarnate Word last time out to improve to 12-7 on the year. After this game, UTRGV will welcome Nicholls to town.

Vaqueros Looking For Consistency

Hasan Abdul Hakim leads the Vaqueros in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 6.8 RPG and 2.9 APG in 12 games played so far this season while Cliff Davis has 12.2 PPG with 4.9 RPG. K.T. Raimey has 11.6 PPG and DK Thorn’s added 11.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UTRGV so far this season. Howie Fleming Jr. has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Vaqueros on the glass while Trey Miller has 9.2 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead UTRGV in assists so far this season. As a team, UTRGV is averaging 78.7 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 32.7% from behind the arc, and 67.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros will win

• Texas–Rio Grande Valley has won eight of its last nine games at UTRGV Fieldhouse.

Total Points Facts

• Five of McNeese State’s last six road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 138 or fewer points.
• Each of Texas–Rio Grande Valley’s last three home games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 136 or fewer points.

McNeese vs. UTRGV Prediction

I’m on McNeese here. There’s a concern for me with McNeese that maybe they get caught looking ahead to the big matchup with Texas A&M-CC next week, but look-ahead spot or not, the Cowboys are still the class of the Southland and when they want to, this McNeese team blows out anybody and does so give me the Cowboys here.