Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse · at Tulane
#285NICHNicholls
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#130TULNTulane
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Season records: Nicholls and Tulane
NICHThis seasonTULN
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects TULN 81–70 · win probability TULN 83%
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model 150.2
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: TULN has more of the edges

NICH 1, TULN 5 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
TULNBig
TULN offense vs NICH defense
Offense 114th of 366 against a defense 282nd, on the model’s ratings
Context
Schedule so far
NICH has played the 277th-hardest schedule, TULN the 115th. A record against a soft schedule means less
TULNSmall
NICH offense vs TULN defense
Offense 283rd of 366 against a defense 180th, on the model’s ratings
TULNSmall
Free throws
Free throw rate: NICH 34.5, TULN 43.5. Allowed: NICH 37.9, TULN 38.1
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: NICH 28.1%, TULN 22.8%. Defensive: NICH 66.3%, TULN 64.2%
TULNSmall
Home court
TULN at home. This season: TULN 0-0 at home, NICH 0-0 away
TULNSmall
Shooting
Effective FG%: NICH 50.6 and allows 54.4; TULN 49.4 and allows 50.7
Even
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: NICH 20%, TULN 40%. Transfers in: NICH 6, TULN 4. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
Even
Three-pointers
NICH hits 33.3% and allows 34.6%; TULN hits 32.0% and allows 34.5%. Threes are 43.9% and 45.0% of their shots
Even
Turnovers
Turnover rate: NICH 17.4%, TULN 15.4%. Forced: NICH 20.5%, TULN 17.1%
Context
Tempo
About 68 possessions: NICH plays 68.3 a game (210th fastest), TULN 68.5 (205th). Faster games mean more points

Market

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Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—TULN -10.8—
Total—150.2—
Projected score—NICH 69.7 · TULN 80.5

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadTULN -6.3—
1H total70.2—
1H projected scoreNICH 32 · TULN 38.3—

Tulane has the better starters

Position by position: Nicholls 0, Tulane 2, even 3
NichollsBetterTulane
G D. Cockrill TR11.4 pts · 2.6 reb · 2 ast Score 75
Even
G K. Lewis TR18.8 pts · 4.6 reb · 3.1 ast Score 65
G C. Winborne7.9 pts · 1.7 reb · 1 ast Score 29
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G T. Nadeau TR13.5 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.1 ast Score 73
G S. Sharp4.1 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.1 ast Score 19
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F T. Ringgold9.6 pts · 4 reb · 1.4 ast Score 57
F A. Dent TR6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Not ranked
No call
F C. Schwieger10.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast Score 32
F J. Sileu TR0.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.1 ast Not ranked
No call
F J. Chappelle TR6.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 0.5 ast Score 37
NichollsBetterTulane
NICH offense283rd of 366 · -8.7
TULNSmall
TULN defense180th of 366 · -4.1
NICH defense282nd of 366 · -7.0
TULNBig
TULN offense114th of 366 · -2.4
Backcourt-2.5 · 3 players
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Backcourt+1.1 · 2 players
Frontcourt-0.7 · 2 players
NICHSmall
Frontcourt-2.2 · 3 players
Bench-0.3 · 4 players
Even
Bench-1.1 · 5 players
Score, worst to bestNICH betterTULN betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Nicholls
Guards
D. Cockrill24 min · TRC. Winborne23 minS. Sharp17 minH. Carter4 min · TRC. Simpson3 min · TRJ. Matthews2 min
Forwards
A. Dent13 min · TRJ. Sileu7 min · TRA. Arop2 min · TRM. MboupNewJ. TaylorNew
Tulane
Guards
K. Lewis36 min · TRT. Nadeau27 min · TRK. Greene15 minJ. Moore12 minR. Moore2 minR. BlountNew
Forwards
T. Ringgold25 minC. Schwieger25 minJ. Chappelle24 min · TRJ. Dumont2 min · TRL. Cronin2 min
Centers
D. SalaneNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
NICHTULN
Scoring
71.0 #266Points per game72.0 #239
1.04 #275Points per possession1.05 #245
68.3 #210Pace (possessions)68.5 #205
Shooting
50.6 #205Effective FG%49.4 #275
33.3 #2153-point %32.0 #279
43.9 #903-point attempt rate45.0 #68
34.5 #195Free throw rate43.5 #14
Possessions
17.4 #232Turnover rate15.4 #99
28.1 #263Offensive rebound rate22.8 #352
12.9 #219Assists per game12.6 #244
Defense
75.7 #209Points allowed75.7 #208
1.11 #243Points allowed per possession1.11 #229
54.4 #311Opponent effective FG%50.7 #140
34.6 #224Opponent 3-point %34.5 #216
20.5 #15Turnovers forced17.1 #139
66.3 #314Defensive rebound rate64.2 #352
8.7 #15Steals per game7.5 #85
2.8 #270Blocks per game4.5 #38

Nicholls

13-19 in 2025-26 overall · 13-11 in conference · Southland Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs UT Rio Grande68–86
  • Wvs N'Western St61–47
  • Lvs McNeese65–75
  • Wvs SE Louisiana68–60
  • W@ Lamar53–52

A week or more of rest.

Tulane

17-15 in 2025-26 overall · 9-11 in conference · American Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Charlotte60–74
  • Wvs Memphis81–69
  • Lvs Memphis95–96
  • L@ Temple60–89
  • L@ South Florida62–90

A week or more of rest.