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The Nicholls State Colonels (2-4) are in action on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET versus the Northwestern State Demons (0-7) at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium.
The Colonels are expected to come out on top by at least two touchdowns (currently -28.5) against the Demons. The over/under for this game is 56.5 points.
Keep reading for our betting preview for this season, and find all of our betting picks here, too!
Nicholls State -28.5 vs. Northwestern State
Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Colonels (-28.5)
- Moneyline: Colonels (-3448), Demons (+1800)
- Total: 56.5 points
Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State Betting Stats and Info
The Colonels’ record against the spread is 3-2-0. The Colonels’ record against the spread, when favored by 28.5 points or more, is a perfect 1-0. Nicholls State won both of the games it has played when favored on the moneyline this season. Northwestern State, through seven games with a set spread this season, has gone 2-5-0 against the spread. In five opportunities as underdogs by 28.5 points or more, the Colonels have covered the spread only twice. This is the eighth time this year Northwestern State is an underdog on the moneyline, and have lost every such contest.
Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State Recent Stats and Trends
Nicholls State Colonels
- Nicholls State has two wins against the spread, and is 2-1 overall, in its past three contests.
- Nicholls State’s past three contests have gone over the total.
- Nicholls State and its opponents have combined to score an average of 52.2 points over its last three games, 4.3 less than the 56.5 over/under in this matchup.
Northwestern State Demons
- In its past three games, Northwestern State has one win against the spread, and is 2-1 overall.
- In Northwestern State’s past three games, it has hit the over twice.
- Northwestern State has averaged a total of 53.7 combined points over its last three games, 2.8 fewer than this game’s over/under of 56.5.
Nicholls State vs. Northwestern State Key Players
Nicholls State Colonels
- Pat McQuaide has recorded 864 passing yards (144 per game) while completing 86 of 139 throws (61.9%), with eight touchdowns and two interceptions.
- Collin Guggenheim has run for a team-best 468 yards (78 YPG) and five touchdowns.
- Miequle Brock has run for 230 yards (38.3 YPG), with two touchdowns on the ground. He also has four catches for 76 yards and one score.
- Quincy Brown has 23 catches (on 29 targets) and leads the team with 295 receiving yards (49.2 per game) while hauling in three touchdowns.
- Terry Matthews has been targeted 15 times and added 147 yards (on 11 catches).
- Christian McNees has totaled 146 yards on eight receptions with two touchdowns, averaging 24.3 yards per game.
- Quinton Sharkey has 2.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also collected seven tackles.
- Eli Ennis has totaled 18 tackles, one sack, and one interception to lead the team in tackles so far.
- Laurence Sullivan Jr. has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on nine tackles in five games this season.
Northwestern State Demons
- JT Fayard has thrown for 803 yards while completing 45.9% of his passes, with three touchdowns and six interceptions (133.8 yards per game).
- Kennieth Lacy has churned out a team-high 245 rushing yards (35 per game) and scored four touchdowns.
- Zay Davis has rushed for 173 yards on 54 carries (24.7 yards per game).
- This season Myles Kitt-Denton has 15 catches for a team-high 295 yards (42.1 per game) and four touchdowns.
- Twon Hines has also added 183 yards on 12 catches. He has been targeted 15 times and averages 26.1 receiving yards.
- Amaaz Eugene has 145 receiving yards on 10 receptions (11 targets), with one touchdown.
- Blake Gotcher has collected a team-leading four sacks, while adding three tackles.
- Christian Williams has racked up six tackles to lead the team in tackles so far.
- Emanuel Brown has a team-high one interception and has tacked on six tackles in five games this season.