How to watch Northwestern State vs. New Orleans basketball game
Halftime Report
New Orleans and Northwestern State have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 36-27, New Orleans has looked like the better team, but there’s still one more half to play.
New Orleans came into the contest with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Who’s Playing
New Orleans Privateers @ Northwestern State Demons
Current Records: New Orleans 4-14, Northwestern State 7-10
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Prather Coliseum — Natchitoches, Louisiana
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $25.00
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Southland matchup on schedule as the New Orleans Privateers and the Northwestern State Demons are set to tip at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday at Prather Coliseum. The Demons are favored, but seeing as the odds didn’t stop the Privateers in their last game, maybe the team has another upset up their sleeve.
If Northwestern State heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that’s when New Orleans took over last week. New Orleans walked away with an 82-73 win over East Texas A&M on Saturday. That looming 82-73 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Privateers yet this season.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored Northwestern State last Saturday, but the final result did not. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to SE Louisiana. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Lions: they’ve now lost three in a row.
The victory made it two in a row for New Orleans and bumps their season record up to 4-14. As for Northwestern State, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
New Orleans came up short against Northwestern State in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 70-59. Can New Orleans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Northwestern State is a big 8.5-point favorite against New Orleans, 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 8.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 143.5 points.
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Series History
Northwestern State has won 6 out of their last 10 games against New Orleans.
- Feb 12, 2024 – Northwestern State 70 vs. New Orleans 59
- Jan 20, 2024 – Northwestern State 92 vs. New Orleans 67
- Mar 07, 2023 – Northwestern State 74 vs. New Orleans 70
- Feb 18, 2023 – New Orleans 68 vs. Northwestern State 65
- Jan 21, 2023 – Northwestern State 88 vs. New Orleans 65
- Feb 26, 2022 – Northwestern State 87 vs. New Orleans 77
- Jan 22, 2022 – New Orleans 85 vs. Northwestern State 77
- Jan 08, 2022 – New Orleans 80 vs. Northwestern State 79
- Mar 11, 2021 – Northwestern State 82 vs. New Orleans 79
- Mar 03, 2021 – New Orleans 92 vs. Northwestern State 83
