Presbyterian at New Orleans 11/25/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 11/25/2021 at 8:28 AM ET

The Presbyterian Blue Hose will visit Lakefront Arena Thursday afternoon for a matchup against the New Orleans Privateers. Presbyterian has been an up and down team thus far to start the season coming into Thursday 3-2 on the year following a five point victory. Presbyterian leaned on their defense against VMI holding the Keydets 254 points on 40% from the floor and 26% shooting from beyond the arc.

Rayshon Harrison Carry the Presbyterian offense with a team high 22 points and five rebounds on 7 of 19 from the floor. Trevon Reddish-Rhone chipped in with 10 points and seven boards as senior Winston Hill added nine points on four of 10 shooting.

New Orleans will continue a homestand on Thursday one game below .500 on the year following a 27 point victory against Central Arkansas. New Orleans dominated the Central Arkansas defense shooting 54% from the field and 38.9% from the floor to score 90 points in 40 minutes.

The offense has been the biggest strength for New Orleans through the first five games of the season averaging 14.3 assists as a team to score 71.3 points on 44.1% shooting. Derek St. Hillaire Boasts a team high 21.5 points per game as the only Privateer averaging double figures.

New Orleans is the much better and deeper team in this matchup and it will show from the opening tip. Look for New Orleans to use the better offense backed by the home crowd to lead to the third win of the season for the Privateers. Final Score Prediction, New Orleans wins 81-69.

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