Monday’s contest between the New Orleans Privateers (4-16, 2-7 Southland) and the Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-11, 2-7 Southland) at Lakefront Arena has a good chance to be a tight matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 75-74, with New Orleans coming out on top. Game time is at 8:00 PM ET on January 27.

According to our computer prediction, New Orleans projects to cover the 3.5-point spread in its matchup against Incarnate Word. The over/under is listed at 150.5, and the two sides are projected to come in below that total.

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Incarnate Word vs. New Orleans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Lakefront Arena
• Line: Incarnate Word -3.5
• Point total: 150.5
• Moneyline (to win): Incarnate Word -176, New Orleans +146

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Incarnate Word vs. New Orleans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  New Orleans 75, Incarnate Word 74

Spread & Total Prediction for Incarnate Word vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: New Orleans (+3.5)
• Pick OU: Under (150.5)

Incarnate Word’s record against the spread so far this season is 7-9-0, and New Orleans’ is 8-12-0. The Cardinals are 10-6-0 and the Privateers are 11-9-0 in terms of going over the point total. The two teams put up 144.1 points per game combined, 6.4 less than this matchup’s over/under. Over the last 10 games, Incarnate Word is 3-7 against the spread and 2-8 overall while New Orleans has gone 3-7 against the spread and 2-8 overall.

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Incarnate Word Performance Insights

• The Cardinals outscore opponents by 5.4 points per game (scoring 76.2 points per game to rank 138th in college basketball while giving up 70.8 per outing to rank 162nd in college basketball) and have a +107 scoring differential overall.
• Incarnate Word is 273rd in the nation at 30.9 rebounds per game. That’s 3.7 more than the 27.2 its opponents average.
• Incarnate Word makes 8.4 three-pointers per game (119th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.5. It shoots 38.8% from deep while its opponents hit 36.3% from long range.
• The Cardinals rank 61st in college basketball with 101.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 247th in college basketball defensively with 94.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Incarnate Word has won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 10.4 per game (83rd in college basketball play) while forcing 12.0 (161st in college basketball).

New Orleans Performance Insights

• The Privateers’ -319 scoring differential (being outscored by 16.0 points per game) is a result of putting up 67.9 points per game (324th in college basketball) while allowing 83.9 per contest (360th in college basketball).
• New Orleans loses the rebound battle by 7.5 boards on average. It collects 30.5 rebounds per game, 293rd in college basketball, while its opponents grab 38.0.
• New Orleans connects on 3.1 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 6.3 (325th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 9.4.
• New Orleans and its opponents have been mostly even in the turnover battle. The Privateers commit 12.3 per game (272nd in college basketball) and force 11.5 (199th in college basketball).

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