SE Louisiana (18-10) vs Northwestern State (12-15)
February 24, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: SE Louisiana -6.5 — Over/Under: 137.5
The Northwestern State Demons and the SE Louisiana Lions meet Monday in college basketball action from the University Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Northwestern State vs. SE Louisiana prediction.
Matchup History
The SE Louisiana Lions won the first meeting of the season back on January 18th, 2025, by a final score of 65-64 at Northwestern State. The win in that game made it three straight victories for the Lions in this head-to-head matchup and four straight ATS covers.
Northwestern State Recap
The Northwestern State Demons come into this game looking to add on to their 73-66 win over New Orleans last time out to improve to 12-15 on the year. After this game, Northwestern State will head home for a game against Houston Christian.
Demons Looking To Build Some Momentum
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
- The road team has won each of Northwestern State’s last four games.
- Southeastern Louisiana has lost three of its last four home games following a home win.
SE Louisiana Recap
The SE Louisiana Lions come into this game looking to add on to their 83-65 win over East Texas A&M last time out to improve to 18-10 on the year. After this game, SE Louisiana will head on the road for their matchup with Texas A&M-CC.
Lions Looking To Keep Momentum Rolling
Sam Hines Jr. leads the Lions in scoring and rebounding with 16.5 PPG along with 6.3 RPG and 2 APG while Jakevion Buckley has 15.1 PPG with 4.7 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Lions in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jeremy Elyzee has 10.3 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for SE Louisiana on the year while Kam Burton has 7 PPG with 2.1 RPG and Brody Rowbury has 7.9 PPG with 5.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, SE Louisiana is averaging 73.5 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three, and 74.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Southeastern Louisiana Lions will win
- Northwestern State has lost seven of its last eight games following a road win.
- Southeastern Louisiana has won each of its last five games against Northwestern State following a home win.
Total Points Facts
- Ten of Southeastern Louisiana’s last 11 games at Pride Roofing University Center have produced a total of 144+ points.
- Seven of Northwestern State’s last eight road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
Northwestern State vs. SE Louisiana Prediction
I’m on SE Louisiana in this game. I get the case to be made for the Demons here as SE Louisiana has had a tendency to play in their fair share of close contests this season, even at home, but the Lions for me are still the better team by a fair margin in this game and Northwestern State’s just been far too inconsistent for me to trust in any way, shape or form in this game. Give me SE Louisiana to finish off the home conference portion of their schedule in style and to send their fans home happy with a win and cover here.