McNeese State (17-6) vs Northwestern State (10-12)
Game Info: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm (Legacy Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: McNeese State -17 — Over/Under: 133.5
The Northwestern State Demons and the McNeese Cowboys 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 Northwestern State vs. McNeese Prediction.
Northwestern State Recap
The Northwestern State Demons come into this game looking to build on a 79-63 win over UTRGV last time out to improve to 10-12 on the year. After this game, Northwestern State will head on the road to take on Nicholls.
Demons Looking For Big Road Upset
Addison Patterson leads the Demons in scoring and assists with 12.9 PPG and 3.4 APG along with 5.6 RPG while Jon Sanders II has 10 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 2.3 APG as well. Micah Thomas has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Northwestern State while Willie Williams has added 6.5 PPG and 7.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northwestern State is averaging 69.3 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 33.4% from behind the arc, and 70.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Northwestern State Demons will win
- Northwestern State has won five of its last six road day games against the Southland Conference.
McNeese Recap
The McNeese Cowboys come into this game looking to add on to their 67-65 win over Incarnate Word last time out to sit at 17-6 on the year. After this game, McNeese will welcome East Texas A&M to town.
Cowboys Looking For Another Win Atop Southland
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 18 home games against the Southland Conference.
- Northwestern State has lost six of its last seven games at The Legacy Center.
Total Points Facts
- Each of McNeese State’s last 16 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at The Legacy Center has produced a total of 138+ points.
- Forty-two of Northwestern State’s last 52 day games against the Southland Conference have produced a total of 134+ points.
Northwestern State vs. McNeese Prediction
I’m with McNeese here. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit unnerving that McNeese had only won their last two games in the conference by a combined 3 points, but I still think that McNeese is the class of the Southland conference. McNeese won the first meeting this year at Northwestern State by 23 points and put up 92 in that game and last year’s meeting in this building was decided by 24 points. I just think that at a certain point, McNeese imposes its will and just beats down on an inferior opponent and I think we’re at that point if I’m being honest. Give me the Cowboys in this one.