Nicholls State vs. East Texas A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 3

The Nicholls State Colonels (5-8, 4-0 Southland) hit the court against the East Texas A&M Lions (6-8, 1-3 Southland) as 8.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 146.5.

Nicholls State heads into this contest after a 71-69 win against UT Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday. In the victory, Jalik Dunkley paced Nicholls State with 22 points. East Texas A&M's most recent outing on Wednesday ended in a 69-62 loss to Lamar. Ronnie Harrison Jr.'s team-leading 19 points paced East Texas A&M in the losing effort.

Nicholls State vs. East Texas A&M Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: David R. Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Nicholls State -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Nicholls State -385
• Moneyline underdog: East Texas A&M +300
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Nicholls State vs. East Texas A&M

• This season, Nicholls State and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 146.5 points six times.
• This season, four of East Texas A&M's games have finished with a combined score higher than 146.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 149.3 points per game, 2.8 points more than the point total of 146.5 for this contest.
• This game's over/under is 6.4 less than the 152.9 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• On average, Nicholls State has had a 151.9-point over/under in its games this season, 5.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 3.8 points lower than the average over/under in East Texas A&M's games this season (150.3 points).

Betting the Spread: Nicholls State vs. East Texas A&M

• Nicholls State has six wins against the spread in 12 games this season.
• In East Texas A&M's 12 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Lions have an against the spread record of 3-3 in their six games as an underdog of 8.5 points or more this season.
• East Texas A&M is 2-6 overall, and 5-3 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Nicholls State vs. East Texas A&M

• Nicholls State has split the two games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
• The Colonels have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -385 odds on them winning this game.
• The implied probability of a win from Nicholls State, based on the moneyline, is 79.4%.
• East Texas A&M has won in one of the eight contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Lions have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +300 moneyline underdog.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that East Texas A&M has a 25% chance of pulling out a win.