SE Louisiana Lions vs Nicholls State Colonels Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Nicholls Colonels

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: David R. Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, LA

TV: ESPN+

The SE Louisiana Lions (8-21) are traveling to David R. Stopher Gymnasium on Saturday where they will meet the Nicholls Colonels (12-17).

The SE Louisiana Lions faced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and took a loss by a score of 73-68 in their last game. SE Louisiana wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (23 of 48) and converted 4 out of their 19 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lions converted 18 of 27 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 23 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 7 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, SE Louisiana let their opponent shoot 54.0% from the floor on 27 of 50 shooting. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi doled out 11 assists and had 7 steals for the game. On top of that, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pulled down 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 20 tries. They made 4 out of their 8 tries from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Lions ended up with 19 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi recorded 25 fouls.

Ethan Pickett is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He walked away with 17 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 19 minutes and also snagged 1 rebound. He finished 85.7% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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SE Louisiana will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-21 for the year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, SE Louisiana is snagging 32.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 331 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 333rd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Lions are shooting 28.1% on 3-pointers (172 of 613) and 68.2% from the free throw line. They average 64.6 points per game (355th in D-1) while shooting 41.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lions are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 82nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.3). The Lions defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (687 of 1,523) and they concede 34.3 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 108th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 361 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Nicholls Colonels walked away with a victory by a final of 53-52 when they faced Lamar. The Colonels pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. Lamar had 6 fouls in this matchup which got the Colonels to the free throw line for a total of 7 shots. They were able to bury 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 57.1%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Nicholls State made 5 of their 28 tries (17.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Colonels shot 22 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.1%. The Colonels allowed Lamar to make 20 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.7% in this contest. They finished 17.4% from distance by going 4 of 23 and finished the contest at 8 out of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). In the matter of rebounding, Nicholls State allowed Lamar to snag 35 in all (10 offensive).

Trae English was important for the Colonels for this game. He earned 18 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this game. He converted 7 of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Nicholls State has a record of 12-17 on the campaign. The Colonels are committing 18.1 fouls per game while shooting 66.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per contest (229th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. Nicholls State has accounted for 2,126 pts this season (73.3 per contest) and they collect 30.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Colonels are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 264th in college.

The Nicholls State defense concedes 34.9% from downtown (210 of 602) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They give up 14.7 dimes and 36.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 279th and 300th in the nation. The Colonels defensively are ranked 242nd in college in points allowed per game with 76.0. They are forcing 14.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (342nd in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nicholls State

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