Nicholls State vs Incarnate Word Prediction 1/13/25 College Basketball Picks

The Nicholls Colonels and the Incarnate Word Cardinals meet Monday 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 Nicholls vs. Incarnate Word Prediction.

Nicholls Recap

The Nicholls Colonels come into this game looking to bounce back from an 80-71 loss at the hands of McNeese last time out, falling to 9-7 on the year. After this game, Nicholls will head home for a matchup with Stephen F. Austin.

Colonels Looking For Consistency

Byron Ireland leads the Colonels in scoring and assists with 13.9 PPG and 3.1 APG while Robert Brown III has 10.6 PPG and Jamal West Jr. has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead Nicholls on the glass while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Nicholls up to this point in the year. Michael Gray Jr. has 9 PPG while Ike Cornish has 7.7 PPG and Mekhi Collins has a team-high 6.4 RPG of his own as well this season. As a team, Nicholls is averaging 73.9 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 31.4% from three, and 68.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Nicholls State Colonels will win

• Nicholls State has won each of its last nine night games against the Southland Conference.
• Incarnate Word has lost 15 of its last 16 night games against the Southland Conference.

Incarnate Word Recap

The Incarnate Word Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-76 loss at the hands of Houston Christian last time out to drop to 9-7 on the year. After this game, Incarnate Word will welcome Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to town.

Cardinals Drop Back-To-Back Games

Davion Bailey leads the Cardinals in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 3.1 RPG while Dylan Hayman has 14.1 PPG and 4.9 RPG as well on the year. Jalin Anderson has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 5.9 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department along with 3.2 RPG as well while Jordan Pyke has added 11.1 PPG with 5.6 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Incarnate Word so far this season. Jayden Williams has added 6 PPG and a team-high 5.7 RPG to lead the Cardinals on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Incarnate Word is averaging 77.3 PPG on 49.4% shooting from the field, 39.8% from three, and 67.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Incarnate Word Cardinals will win

• Incarnate Word has won seven of its last eight home games.
• Nicholls State has lost three of its last four road games against the Southland Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Incarnate Word’s last four night games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
• Six of Nicholls State’s last eight night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 140 or fewer points.

Nicholls vs. Incarnate Word Prediction

I’m on Nicholls in this one. The Colonels are the better team here in my eyes and there are two glaring differences for me in this game that give Nicholls the edge. Nicholls takes care of the basketball, while Incarnate Word can be careless with the basketball, Nicholls does a good job of defending all shots on the open floor as they’re 2nd in Southland conference play in 3-point and 2-point defense and I think that the Colonels do enough to snag the cover and potential outright win on the road in this game. Give me Nicholls and the points.