New Orleans vs Robert Morris Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/17/24

The New Orleans Privateers and the Robert Morris Colonials meet Sunday in college basketball action from UPMC Events Center. Here’s a New Orleans vs Robert Morris prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best New Orleans vs Robert Morris pick. We will examine:

The New Orleans Privateers’ recent form and player performance

The Robert Morris Colonials’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New Orleans Privateers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Robert Morris Colonials

Recent betting trends in games played between New Orleans vs Robert Morris

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the New Orleans vs Robert Morris game

New Orleans Privateers Betting Preview

The Privateers kicked off the year with a couple of losses versus tricky teams. The opener was an 89-65 defeat at the hands of Kansas State, then came a 78-61 loss to Troy in game two. New Orleans got their first win in game three 82-74 versus Lindenwood.

On Friday versus Stonehill, the Privateers were down 45-19 by halftime. New Orleans kept the pace from there in a rough 80-54 defeat. Theo Grant was tops on the team with 15 points and three rebounds in 16 minutes of work.

Robert Morris Colonials Betting Preview

Over on the Robert Morris side, they opened the season with a blowout loss 87-59 versus West Virginia. The Colonials lost again to Delaware 81-77, but then picked it up with a pair of wins 79-51 over Chatham and 63-51 against Stonehill to even their record.

In Friday’s Lindenwood game, Robert Morris held a slim one-point lead going into the second half. The Colonials hit a 38-25 run from there in an eventual 67-53 win. Josh Omojafo led the team with 17 points with five rebounds. Alvaro Folgueiras doubled on 10 points and 14 boards.

Why the Robert Morris Colonials will win

• New Orleans has lost five of its last six games against non-conference opponents.
• Robert Morris has won four of its last five home games against non-conference opponents.
• New Orleans has lost the first half in five of its last six games against non-conference opponents.

Why the New Orleans Privateers will win

• Robert Morris has lost nine of its last 12 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

New Orleans vs Robert Morris Prediction

I’ll go with Robert Morris. The Colonials put together a pretty good effort versus Lindenwood on Friday, hitting 42.6 percent from the field with a 41-32 rebounding edge and 15 team assists. Rob Morris has held opponents to 53 or fewer points in three straight games now.

As for New Orleans, they’ve been below 66 points in three of their four games so far, and all three were losses. The Privateers had a rough first half against Stonehill on Friday, and if they look anything like that in Sunday’s matchup, New Orleans will be playing from behind the whole game.