New Orleans vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Prediction 1-6-25 College Basketball Picks

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders and the New Orleans Privateers meet Monday in college basketball action from Lakefront Arena. Here’s a New Orleans vs Texas A&M-CC prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best New Orleans vs Texas A&M-CC pick.

Texas A&M-CC Islanders Betting Preview

This year the Isles kicked off with a pretty spotty run, then recovered a bit in late November. Texas A&M-CC beat only Dallas Christian in their first four games. Otherwise, it was losses to Purdue, New Mexico, and New Mexico State for a 1-3 start. A win streak came after that however, as Texas A&M-CC beat Tennessee-Martin, Le Moyne, Texas Lutheran, and Prairie View A&M. Over the next half dozen outings the Islanders would go 3-3 toward an 8-6 beginning in their first 14 games. The losses in that time were versus Lamar, Hawaii, and Houston. Otherwise, it was wins over Stephen F Austin, Southwestern Adventist, and Schreiner in that time for the Islanders.

On Saturday versus SE Louisiana, the Islanders came out of the break with a 40-35 deficit and were in trouble. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi surged on a 45-31 run from there, however, resulting in an eventual comeback win 80-71. Leading the team in scoring was Isaac Williams, who came off the bench to provide 23 points, five rebounds, and two turnovers in 23 minutes of work. Tops among the starters was Garry Clark with a double-double on 15 points, 16 rebounds, and one assist in the victory. Bench player Owen Dease also had 15 points along with five rebounds, one assist, and one seal in 28 minutes on the floor during the win.

New Orleans Privateers Betting Preview

Over on the New Orleans side, they stumbled out of the gate as well, and haven’t really found any momentum at all this season. The Privateers beat only Lindenwood in their first five games. The four losses otherwise came against Kansas State, Troy, Stonehill, and Robert Morris. New Orleans managed an overtime win versus Tulane on November 22, then hit the skids with a losing streak once again. The Privateers would fall to Baylor, Nicholls, Iowa, Texas, LSU, McNeese, and Vanderbilt over the next seven games for a rough 2-11 start to the year.

Matched up against Texas Rio Grande Valley in their Saturday game, the Privateers didn’t play their greatest basketball. New Orleans was outpaced 43-30 in the first half alone, then got slightly better on a 34-33 second half that resulted in a loss 76-64 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was James White with 23 points, eight boards, one assist, and one steal. MJ Thomas added 12 points, 11 rebounds, and four fouls in 35 minutes for a double-double, and Dae Dae Hunter also hit double-figures with 11 points and one board during 33 minutes on the court. Leading bench scorer Theo Grant provided six points and three rebounds for the Privateers.

Why the New Orleans Privateers will win

• The home team has won seven of New Orleans’ last eight games.
• Texas A&M–Corpus Christi has lost five of its last six road games.
• The home team has won the first half in nine of Texas A&M–Corpus Christi’s last 10 games.

Why the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders will win

• New Orleans has lost each of its last eight games.
• Texas A&M–Corpus Christi has won each of its last seven games following a road win.
• Texas A&M–Corpus Christi has won the first half in each of its last eight road night games against the Southland Conference.

New Orleans vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Prediction

I’ll lean toward Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, but there’s not a lot to get excited about here. The Islanders started slowly against a middling Southeastern Louisiana team in their last outing, but eventually found their bearings in the second half. Texas A&M-CC shot 50 percent from the field with a 40-32 rebounding edge in that one (15-8 offensive) but hit just 16-of-28 (57.1 percent) from the line in a pretty rough showing there. The good news is that the Islanders have scored 80 or more points in three of the last four games—with the caveat that two of those games were versus Southwestern Adventist and Schreiner—not exactly top-tier competition. Still, the Isles should be able to handle New Orleans.

Speaking of New Orleans, they shot just 38.7 percent against UTRGV in their last outing during another rough game. That makes 64 or fewer points in three straight, so I’m not confident about their chances here.