SE Louisiana vs North Dakota 11/27/24 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks continue their road trip in Mexico Wednesday afternoon with a consolation game against the SE Louisiana Lions. North Dakota comes into this matchup with three wins and three losses on the year following a 12 point loss to Bethune Cookman in their last outing. Offensively the Fighting Hawks have been mediocre this season averaging 70.6 points on 41% shooting on the floor. Defensively North Dakota has had issues giving up 71 points per game through the first six games of the season. Stay in the loop with our College Basketball Picks.

North Dakota had issues offensively last game out scoring the 67 points on 37.3% shooting from the floor. The Fighting Hawks shot 62.5% from the free throw line and 22.6% from beyond the arc as well. North Dakota did win the rebounding battle by 7 but turned the ball over 17 times in the loss. Treysen Eaglestaff led all scores for North Dakota with 20 points on 17 shots in 37 minutes. Mier Panoam added a second best 19 points on 13 shots is the only other player in double digits. The other three North Dakota starters combined to score 17 points on 25 shots.

The SE Louisiana Lions come into Wednesday with two wins and four losses on the year riding a 2 game skid following their loss last time out. Offensively the Lions have been below average scoring 70.6 points per game on 43.7% shooting from the floor. Defensively the Lions have held their own allowing just 69.2 points per game overall.

SE Lousiana was mediocre offensively in their last outing scoring 69 points on 43.8% shooting from the floor. The Lions also knocked down 4 triples and 9 out of 10 free throws. SE Louisiana lost the rebounding battle by 9 and turned the ball over 16 times in the game. Jeremy Elyzee led the way for the Lions with 22 points on 12 shots and 31 minutes. Sam Hines Jr. chipped in 12 points in 35 minutes. Jakevion Buckley added 11 points and Brody Rowbury chipped in 10 points as the fourth starter in double digits for the Lions.

North Dakota is a better team in this matchup, and it will show from the opening minutes on Wednesday. Look for the Fighting Hawks to do the work on both sides of the ball against the lions to get the win. Take North Dakota to pick up a victory in Mexico Wednesday afternoon as they covered the number against SE Louisiana. Final Score Prediction, North Dakota Fighting Hawks win 75-62.