Northwestern State vs New Orleans Prediction 2/22/25 College Basketball Picks

The Northwestern State Demons and the New Orleans Privateers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Lakefront Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Northwestern State Demons vs. New Orleans Prediction.

Matchup History

Northwestern State won the first meeting this season by a final score of 73-61 at home back on January 20th, 2025. The win gave Northwestern State their fourth straight victory over New Orleans and their third straight ATS cover.

Northwestern State Recap

The Northwestern State Demons come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-65 loss at the hands of Lamar last time out to fall to 11-15 on the year. After this game, Northwestern State will head on the road once again for a game against Southeastern Louisiana.

Demons Lose Back-To-Back Games

Addison Patterson leads the Demons in scoring and assists with 13.3 PPG and 3.3 APG along with 5.7 RPG while Micah Thomas has 11 PPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Northwestern State while Jon Sanders has 9.1 PPG with 2.3 RPG and 2.1 APG and Willie Williams has added 6.7 PPG and a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Demons on the glass as well this season. As a team, Northwestern State is averaging 68.8 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 33.6% from behind the arc and 70.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Northwestern State Demons will win

• New Orleans has lost each of its last 12 games at Lakefront Arena.
• Northwestern State has won each of its last four games against New Orleans following a home loss.

New Orleans Recap

The New Orleans Privateers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-62 loss at the hands of Nicholls last time out to fall to 4-23 on the year. After this game, New Orleans will head back home for a game against East Texas A&M.

Privateers Lose 9th In A Row, Officially Eliminated From Contention

James White leads the Privateers in scoring with 19.2 PPG along with 7 RPG while MJ Thomas has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead New Orleans in rebounding as the only other double-digit scorer for New Orleans up to this point in the year. Jah Short has 9.2 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 3.3 APG while Dae Dae hunter has 8.2 PPG. Jamond Vincent has 7.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG while JR Jacobs has dished out a team-high 3.9 APG as well on the year to lead the Privateers in the assist department this season. As a team, New Orleans is averaging 67.7 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 66.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the New Orleans Privateers will win

• Northwestern State has lost each of its last three day games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Northwestern State’s last seven road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
• Eight of New Orleans’ last nine home day games against the Southland Conference have produced a total of 142+ points.

Northwestern State vs. New Orleans Prediction

I’m on Northwestern State in this game. The Demons are the better team here and the only team with something to play for while New Orleans doesn’t even look interested in potentially trying to play spoiler here. The Demons have also won the last three meetings between these two teams all in convincing fashion and I see nothing from New Orleans in this game to suggest to me that we would see anything different in this matchup. I’ll side with Northwestern State on the road in this one.