SE Louisiana Lions vs New Orleans Privateers Prediction, 3/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs New Orleans Privateers

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Location: Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

Lakefront Arena is where the New Orleans Privateers (14-15) will compete against the SE Louisiana Lions (8-21) on Monday.

The SE Louisiana Lions played Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and ended up losing by a score of 73-68 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Lions ended up with 19 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They made 4 of their 8 shots from long range. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of their 20 shots. In addition, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi snagged 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, SE Louisiana allowed 54.0% from the field on 27 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 23 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lions made 18 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. SE Louisiana walked away from the contest having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (23 out of 48) and converted 4 of their 19 shots from distance.

Ethan Pickett is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He went 85.7% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 19 minutes played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He totaled 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting.

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SE Louisiana will take the court with a mark of 8-21 on the season. They are averaging 64.6 points per outing (355th in the nation) on 41.2% from the field. The Lions are hitting 28.1% on 3-point shots (172 of 613) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SE Louisiana is collecting 32.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 331 assists for the season, which ranks 334th in college in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lions have forced 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 103rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 361 surrendered on the year. The Lions are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (687 of 1,523) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 35.7% from 3-point land while they are 82nd in college in opponents PPG (70.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the New Orleans Privateers walked away with a victory by a final of 77-73 when they faced Stephen F. Austin. The Privateers recorded 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. Stephen F. Austin had 16 fouls for the contest which got the Privateers to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. Regarding 3-point attempts, New Orleans buried 4 out of their 16 attempts (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Privateers finished 26 out of 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.1%. The Privateers permitted Stephen F. Austin to knock down 25 of their 69 tries from the field which had them at 36.2% for this contest. They shot 17.6% from three-point range by going 3 out of 17 and finished the contest at 20 out of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans allowed Stephen F. Austin to snag 34 in total (18 offensive).

Coleton Benson was important for the Privateers in this matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and added 5 rebounds. He racked up 30 points in his 40 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the game.

New Orleans has a record of 14-15 for the campaign. The Privateers are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per game while shooting 75.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (250th in college) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. New Orleans has scored 2,184 points for the season (75.3 per game) and they pull in 37.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Privateers are shooting 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 212th in Division 1.

The New Orleans defense allows 32.3% on 3-pointers (234 of 724) and opponents are converting on 72.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 16.1 assists and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 338th and 251st in those defensive categories. The Privateers on the defensive end are ranked 308th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 78.7. They are able to force 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (75th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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