McNeese State vs New Orleans 1/6/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
New Orleans Privateers (4-7) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (4-9)
January 6, 2022 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: McNeese State Cowboys 0 / New Orleans Privateers 0 ; Over/Under: 149
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The New Orleans Privateers and McNeese Cowboys will square off at the Leonard E. Merrell Center this Thursday afternoon in College Basketball action.
The New Orleans Privateers snapped their 3-game losing streak and improved to 4-7 on the season after defeating the Belhaven Blazers, 94-54, this past Friday. New Orleans dominated Belhaven on both ends of the floor throughout the game and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 47-18 lead. New Orleans shot 55.9% from the field & 31.3% shooting from beyond the arc while holding Belhaven to just 36.0% shooting from the field & 26.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Privateers was Derek St. Hilaire who had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, New Orleans is averaging 72.4 ppg on 45.6% shooting from the field. The Privateers are averaging 4.5 three-pointers per game on 32.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, New Orleans has been led by Derek St. Hilaire (18.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.6 spg), Troy Green (12.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.0 spg), Simeon Kirkland (9.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg), & Daniel Sackey (6.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg).
Defensively, New Orleans is allowing their opponents to average 72.0 ppg on 436% shooting from the field. The Privateers have a rebound margin of -0.8 and a turnover margin of 1.1.
The McNeese Cowboys snapped their 6-game losing streak and improved to 4-9 on the season after defeating the Ecclesia College Royals, 115-66, this past Thursday. McNeese was outstanding offensively against Ecclesia College and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 49-26 lead into halftime. McNeese shot 50.6% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while holding Ecclesia College to just 35.5% shooting from the field & 34.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Cowboys was Myles Lewis who had a double-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, & 3 steals.
On the season, McNeese is averaging 74.1 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Cowboys are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 30.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, McNeese has been led by Myles Lewis (11.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 spg), Brendan Medley-Bacon (10.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 bpg), Kellon Taylor (9.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg), & Christian Shumate (9.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg).
Defensively, McNeese is allowing their opponents to average 74.8 ppg on 42.2% shooting from the field. The Cowboys have a rebound margin of 1.8 and a turnover margin of 0.1.
The Privateers are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cowboys are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games and just 2-3-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
New Orleans has been led by their offense which ranks 177th in scoring offense & 114th in FG%, however, the Privateers have struggled defensively and come into this game ranked just 260th in scoring defense & 239th in defensive FG%. McNeese has also been led by their offense which ranks 139th in scoring offense, and although their defense ranks just 302nd in scoring defense, the Cowboys have done a good job in creating turnovers as they come into this matchup ranked 10th in steals per game.
These teams I think are similar talent wise, however, I’ve been more impressed with what I’ve seen for McNeese who have been a bit more competitive compared to New Orleans and as the Cowboys have been solid offensively, I think McNeese does enough to win this pick-em. Good Luck!
