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Incarnate Word Cardinals (8-18, 3-10 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (23-3, 12-1 Southland)
Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -21.5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: McNeese seeks to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Incarnate Word.
The Cowboys have gone 13-0 at home. McNeese is 17-0 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Cardinals are 3-10 in conference games. Incarnate Word is 5-5 against opponents over .500.
McNeese makes 49.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than Incarnate Word has allowed to its opponents (45.0%). Incarnate Word has shot at a 43.0% rate from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points greater than the 37.5% shooting opponents of McNeese have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Shumate is averaging 12.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Cowboys.
Sky Wicks is averaging 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Cardinals.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cowboys: 9-1, averaging 82.5 points, 33.7 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 11.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.2 points per game.
Cardinals: 3-7, averaging 72.3 points, 37.4 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 4.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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