How to watch East Texas A&M vs. Nicholls basketball game
Halftime Report
Nicholls is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 30-24 lead against East Texas A&M.
If Nicholls keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 9-6 in no time. On the other hand, East Texas A&M will have to make due with a 2-13 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Nicholls Colonels @ East Texas A&M Lions
Current Records: Nicholls 8-6, East Texas A&M 2-12
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: East Texas A&M Field House — Commerce, Texas
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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What to Know
The Nicholls Colonels’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Texas A&M Lions at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday at East Texas A&M Field House. Things are looking good forBDOCBSGame who are projected to snag an easy win in their upcoming contest.
Nicholls is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since January 13, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Northwestern State by a score of 68-66.
Meanwhile, East Texas A&M was expected to have a tough go of it on Saturday, and, well, they did. 2025 welcomed they with a 75-56 beatdown courtesy of McNeese. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Cowboys: they’ve now lost four in a row.
Nicholls’ defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for East Texas A&M, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Monday’s game is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Nicholls has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 38.6 rebounds per game. It’s a different story for East Texas A&M, though, as they’ve been averaging only 30.9. Given Nicholls’ sizable advantage in that area, East Texas A&M will need to find a way to close that gap.
Nicholls took their win against East Texas A&M in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 72-51. Will Nicholls repeat their success, or does East Texas A&M have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Nicholls is a solid 5.5-point favorite against East Texas A&M, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 5.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 142.5 points.
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Series History
Nicholls has won 4 out of their last 5 games against East Texas A&M.
- Mar 11, 2024 – Nicholls 72 vs. East Texas A&M 51
- Feb 24, 2024 – Nicholls 85 vs. East Texas A&M 70
- Jan 27, 2024 – Nicholls 87 vs. East Texas A&M 84
- Feb 20, 2023 – East Texas A&M 72 vs. Nicholls 71
- Jan 05, 2023 – Nicholls 66 vs. East Texas A&M 63
