UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 31

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5-7, 1-2 Southland) take the court against the Nicholls State Colonels (4-8, 3-0 Southland) as 3.5-point favorites on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is 146.5.

Their last time out, UT Rio Grande Valley lost 85-69 to New Orleans on Monday. Koree Cotton scored a team-high 24 points for UT Rio Grande Valley in the loss. In its most recent outing on Monday, Nicholls State claimed a 76-71 victory over Texas A&M-CC. Jaylen Searles scored a team-best 16 points for Nicholls State in the victory.

UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET
• Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
• Spread favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -162
• Moneyline underdog: Nicholls State +136
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

How to watch UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State

• UT Rio Grande Valley and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (146.5 points) six times this season.
• There have been six Nicholls State games that ended with a combined score over 146.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 152.7 points per game, 6.2 points more than the over/under of 146.5 for this contest.
• The 148.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 2.1 more than the 146.5-point total in this contest.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has seen a 148.4 average over/under in its games this season, 1.9 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 6.4 points lower than the average over/under in Nicholls State's games this season (152.9 points).

Betting the Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State

• In UT Rio Grande Valley's 10 games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
• The Vaqueros have been favored by 3.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Nicholls State has five wins against the spread in 11 games this season.
• So far this year, the Colonels have been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more seven times and are 3-4 ATS in those games.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has covered the spread once at home, and is 1-2 overall there, this year.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has one win ATS (1-2) as a 3.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Nicholls State is 3-6 against the spread, and 1-8 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State

• UT Rio Grande Valley has been the moneyline favorite in four games this season and won two (50%) of those contests.
• The Vaqueros have a record of 1-2 when favored by -162 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 61.8% chance of a victory for UT Rio Grande Valley.
• Nicholls State has been victorious in two of the nine contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Colonels have a mark of 1-6 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +136 or worse on the moneyline.
• Nicholls State has an implied victory probability of 42.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Nicholls State

• Pick ATS: Nicholls State (+ 3.5)
• Pick OU: Over (146.5)
  
• Prediction: Nicholls State 76 - UT Rio Grande Valley 72