The Southland conference tournament continues Thursday as the No. 5 seed New Orleans Privateers (10-14) face off against the No. 4 seed Northwestern State Demons (10-17) at Leonard E. Merrell Center, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+. New Orleans is a favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 11, 2021, 1:10 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
New Orleans Betting Information
- The Privateers have covered the spread more often than not this season, earning a record ATS of 10-9-1.
- The Privateers are 6-1 against the spread in 2020-21 when they are at least a 3-point favorite.
- In 60% of their games this season (12/20), the Privateers and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- In their last game, the Privateers got a team-high 20 points from Derek St. Hilaire on the way to an 80-63 victory over SE Louisiana on Wednesday. They were favored by 5 points and covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 143 points to go under the 149 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
New Orleans Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Green | 24 | 15.6 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Damion Rosser | 24 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Derek St. Hilaire | 24 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Rodney Carson | 24 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Lamont Berzat | 24 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Northwestern State Betting Information
- So far this season, Northwestern State holds an even 12-12-1 record ATS.
- For the eighth time this season, the Demons are at least a 3-point underdog, where they have a record of 3-4 against the spread.
- 14 of Northwestern State’s 25 games (56%) this season haven’t covered the over/under.
- The Demons took down Central Arkansas 79-70 and covered the spread as 3.5-point favorites, while falling short of the 154.5 point total in their most recent game on Saturday. Trenton Massner totaled a team-high 20 points in the victory.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Northwestern State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Massner | 25 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Jamaure Gregg | 27 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Jairus Roberson | 19 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Carvell Teasett | 27 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Kendal Coleman | 27 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Total Facts
- New Orleans’ games this season have gone over the point total for Thursday’s matchup (154.5 points) in eight out of 24 opportunities (33.3% of matchups).
- In Northwestern State’s games this season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Thursday’s matchup point total in 11 out of 27 matchups (40.7%).
- The Privateers average 75.8 points per game against the Demons’ 72.1, amounting to 6.6 points under the matchup’s point total of 154.5.
- The 155.6 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 1.1 more than the 154.5 total in this contest.
- This season the average total for Privateers games is 152 points, 2.5 fewer than the over/under of 154.5 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this game is 2.9 points more than the average over/under in Demons games this season (151.6 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/3/2021 | New Orleans | New Orleans | -5 | 154.5 | -220 | +179 | Regular Season | 92-83 UNO |
| 1/27/2021 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State | -1.5 | 154.5 | -124 | +102 | Regular Season | 81-73 NW ST |
| 3/4/2020 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State | -3.5 | 151 | -173 | +137 | Regular Season | 95-73 NW ST |
| 1/29/2020 | New Orleans | New Orleans | -3.5 | 147 | -176 | +139 | Regular Season | 82-74 NW ST |
| 2/6/2019 | N/A | Northwestern State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 81-73 UNO |
| 1/30/2019 | N/A | New Orleans | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 72-64 UNO |
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