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Nicholls State vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/16/23

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (17-9) vs. Nicholls State Colonels (13-11)
February 16, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nicholls State Colonels -2 / Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders +2; Over/Under: +153
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The Texas A&M-CC Islanders and Nicholls Colonels meet Thursday 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-CC Islanders Betting Preview

The Texas A&M-CC Islanders are averaging 80.3 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 45 percent shooting. Trevian Tennyson is averaging 15.2 points and 1.1 assists, while Isaac Mushila is averaging 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds. Terrion Murdix is the third double-digit scorer and Ross Williams is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Texas A&M-CC Islanders are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 77.9 percent from the free throw line. The Texas A&M-CC Islanders are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The Nicholls Colonels Betting Preview

The Nicholls Colonels are averaging 76.3 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Caleb Huffman is averaging 15.9 points and 4.9 rebounds, while Latrell Jones is averaging 14.6 points and 4.5 rebounds. Micah Thomas is dishing 3.4 assists and Marek Nelson is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Nicholls Colonels are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 64.2 percent from the free throw line. The Nicholls Colonels are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.

The Islanders are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Colonels are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The over is 9-3 in Islanders last 12 overall. The under is 10-3 in Colonels last 13 overall. The road team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

You can argue the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders are the better team, but they haven’t had a lot of success on the road, so you can understand why this line is what it is. While inconsistent, Nicholls State wins at home by an average of 29.6 points while shooting 50.9 percent from the field. I’ll lay the bucket.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Nicholls State Colonels -2

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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