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Nicholls State vs Texas A&M-Commerce Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/20/23

Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (11-17) vs. Nicholls State Colonels (14-12)
February 20, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nicholls State Colonels -7.5 / Texas A&M-Commerce Lions +7.5; Over/Under: +145
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The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions and Nicholls Colonels meet Monday in college basketball action at the David R. Stopher Gymnasium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Betting Preview

The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions are averaging 70.2 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 72.1 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Demarcus Demonia is averaging 15.6 points and 1.6 assists, while Kalen Williams is averaging 9.5 points and 3.1 rebounds. CJ Roberts is dishing 2 assists and Tommie Lewis is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.

The Nicholls Colonels Betting Preview

The Nicholls Colonels are averaging 76.5 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Caleb Huffman is averaging 16.3 points and 5 rebounds, while Latrell Jones is averaging 14.6 points and 4.5 rebounds. Micah Thomas is dishing 3.3 assists and Marek Nelson is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Nicholls Colonels are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the free throw line. The Nicholls Colonels are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.

The Lions are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Colonels are 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 home games and 3-10-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Lions last 5 road games. The under is 11-4 in Colonels last 15 overall.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions have been competitive despite their record, but they’re also not covering numbers, and this is a tough spot here. The Nicholls State Colonels have been a buzz saw at home, where they win by an average of 24.3 points while shooting 50.4 percent from the field. That’s impressive. I’ll lay the chalk.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Nicholls State Colonels -7.5

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