New Orleans Privateers vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX

TV: ESPN+

American Bank Center is the site where the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (5-6) will attempt to beat the New Orleans Privateers (3-8) on Wednesday.

The New Orleans Privateers faced off with Houston and ended up losing by a score of 99-57 in their last game. New Orleans finished the contest with a 37.8% field goal percentage (17 of 45) and knocked down 4 of their 14 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Privateers knocked down 19 of 23 tries for a rate of 82.6%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 7 assists in the game while creating 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the floor on 32 of 59 shooting. Houston earned 23 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Houston grabbed 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Houston finished the game at 77.4% at the free throw line by burying 24 of their 31 tries. They made 11 of their 23 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Privateers ended up with 24 while Houston recorded 19 personal fouls.

MJ Thomas is one player who was a contributor in the game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played for 35 mins played and collected 8 boards. He ended up scoring 17 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a record of 3-8 on the campaign. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.7 fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 35.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 147 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 335th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Privateers are shooting 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (83 of 240) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They average 71.9 points per contest (297th in the country) while going 42.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Privateers are able to force 9.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.7% on three-point shots and they are 344th in the country in opponents points per game (83.7). The Privateers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (308 of 683) and they relinquish 36.7 boards per contest as a team. They rank 292nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 194 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders took home the win by a final score of 93-36 when they played Southwestern Adventist. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi permitted Southwestern Adventist to collect 20 in all (3 on the offensive glass). They finished 6.7% from distance by connecting on 1 of 15 and ended up shooting 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Islanders allowed Southwestern Adventist to convert 11 of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 21.2% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Islanders ended up shooting 37 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.1%. In relation to shots from distance, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi knocked down 11 of 27 tries (40.7%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Southwestern Adventist was called for 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Islanders to the free throw line for 13 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 15 steals in this game. The Islanders were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 23 offensive boards for a total of 60 for the game.

Leo Torbor ended up being a major contributor for the Islanders for the contest. He accumulated 13 points in his 14 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for the game. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has a mark of 5-6 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Islanders are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 241st in the nation. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has accounted for 840 pts this year (76.4 per contest) and they snag 40.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per contest (108th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. The Islanders are committing 20.0 fouls every game while shooting 65.5% from the charity stripe.

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defense concedes 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (68 of 225) and opponents are making 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.5 assists and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 112th and 188th in those defensive categories. The Islanders are ranked 65th in college in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the field (50th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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