SE Louisiana vs. New Orleans Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 12

The SE Louisiana Lions (5-11, 2-5 Southland) host the New Orleans Privateers (6-11, 3-4 Southland) at University Center (LA), beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, January 12, 2026. The Privateers are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is 142.5.

SE Louisiana enters this game following a 73-61 loss to McNeese on Saturday. In the loss, Kyle Edison paced SE Louisiana with 13 points. New Orleans is coming off of a 90-77 loss to Nicholls State in its most recent game on Saturday. Coleton Benson's team-high 26 points paced New Orleans in the loss.

SE Louisiana vs. New Orleans Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: University Center (LA) in Hammond, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: SE Louisiana -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: SE Louisiana -154
• Moneyline underdog: New Orleans +127
• Over/Under: 142.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: SE Louisiana vs. New Orleans

• Seven of SE Louisiana's games this season have gone over Monday's over/under of 142.5 points.
• There have been 14 New Orleans games that ended with a combined score higher than 142.5 points this season.
• The Lions average 65.1 points per game and the Privateers score 75.8, which is 1.6 points under the matchup's over/under of 142.5.
• This matchup's over/under is 8.3 less than the 150.8 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• On average, the over/under in SE Louisiana's games is 8.0 fewer points than the over/under of 142.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 14.6 points lower than the average over/under in New Orleans' games this season (157.1 points).

Betting the Spread: SE Louisiana vs. New Orleans

• SE Louisiana has eight wins against the spread in 15 games this season.
• The Lions have covered the spread once this season when favored by 3.5 points or more (in three chances).
• New Orleans has six wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
• The Privateers are 4-7 ATS when underdogs by 3.5 points or more this year.
• SE Louisiana has covered the spread once at home, and is 1-3 overall there, this year.
• SE Louisiana is winless ATS (0-2) as a 3.5-point favorite or more at home.
• New Orleans is 4-8 against the spread, and 3-9 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: SE Louisiana vs. New Orleans

• SE Louisiana has won one of the three games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Lions have played as a favorite of -154 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that SE Louisiana has a 60.6% chance to win.
• New Orleans has come away with four wins in the 11 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Privateers have a win-loss record of 3-7 with odds of +127 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 44.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Dunkel Index Prediction for SE Louisiana vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: New Orleans (+ 3.5)
• Pick OU: Under (142.5)
  
• Prediction: SE Louisiana 69 - New Orleans 66