Houston Christian vs Nicholls Prediction, Picks & Odds | 17 Dec 2025

College Basketball Betting Preview: Houston Christian vs Nicholls

The Houston Christian Huskies go up against the Nicholls State Colonels, with tip-off scheduled for 19:30 on Wednesday, December 17.

Over 142.5 points seems very realistic when Houston Christian go up against Nicholls. We’re taking odds of -115 on the basis that the total line is too low.

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Houston Christian Huskies lost their previous game, being beaten at home to McNeese State Cowboys 78-68.

Nicholls State Colonels were winners last time out. It was a 117-49 home victory against CBS Ambassadors.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Nicholls triumphed 75-67 when they last played Houston Christian. It’s been a succession of Nicholls wins in the past 10 H2H meetings.

NCAAB	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Houston Christian	5-6	793	800	-7	3-2	2-4	2L
Nicholls State	2-7	670	698	-28	2-0	0-7	2W

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Houston Christian vs Nicholls Prediction & Picks

Our Houston Christian vs Nicholls betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, correct score insight and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Game Prediction

There could be lots of baskets being racked up during this college showdown, with our pick being Over 142.5 points in total. Odds of -115 look well worth taking for this outcome.

Our basketball predictions are rooted in solid team news and up-to-date form for each team. We also dig deep to uncover the most relevant stats that help guide and strengthen our college hoops picks.

Key Houston Christian vs Nicholls stats:

• The 142.5 line has been covered in the last 4 HCU games.
• The 142.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 HCU games.
• The 142.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Nicholls games.

Over 142.5 Probability

The best sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 53.5% likelihood of this pick delivering a return. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability close to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Houston Christian 71 - 77 Nicholls

There’s a huge payout on the cards should you correctly predict the correct score. We’re siding with the Colonels to claim a 77-71 win which will hopefully go close.

Houston Christian vs Nicholls Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Nicholls State are regarded as having a 65% chance of winning this college game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -185. Houston Christian are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +154.

4.5 is the spread and 142.5 is the total points line. The Totals offers basketball fans an alternative way of getting involved. If you're keen on Over 142.5, this selection is available at -105.

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Moneyline

HCU

+154

Nicholls

-185

Point Spread

HCU +4.5

-115

Nicholls -4.5

-105

Total Points

Under 142.5

-115

Over 142.5

-105

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Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Houston Christian Stats

Nicholls Stats

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
• 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

• +3.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 games
• +3.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

• -3.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 2 of the last 10 games
• -3.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 144.90 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 135.20 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 142.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
• Over 142.5 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 71.90 pts and allowed 73.00 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 64.80 pts and allowed 70.40 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 148.10 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 147.40 pts in the previous 10 home games
• Over 142.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 142.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 72.50 pts and allowed 75.60 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 79.00 pts and allowed 68.40 pts in the last 10 home games

NCAAB Table Select Season 2025/20262024/20252023/20242022/20232021/20222020/20212019/2020

Southland	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
McNeese	10-2	1056	787	269	7-0	3-2	4W
Stephen F. Austin	7-2	721	618	103	5-0	2-2	2W
Texas A&M-Commerce	6-5	850	805	45	3-0	3-5	1W
Lamar	5-5	720	673	47	3-3	2-2	3L
Incarnate Word	5-6	908	818	90	5-1	0-5	3L
Houston Christian	5-6	793	800	-7	3-2	2-4	2L
Texas A&M-CC	4-5	687	639	48	3-0	1-5	2W
UTRGV	4-6	747	720	27	2-1	2-5	1W
SE Louisiana	4-7	722	756	-34	1-2	3-5	1L
New Orleans	3-8	791	921	-130	1-1	2-7	1L
Nicholls State	2-7	670	698	-28	2-0	0-7	2W
Northwestern State	2-8	708	823	-115	1-1	1-7	1L

• Overall = Overall Wins-Losses
• PF = Total Points For
• PA = Total Points Against
• N. Pts = Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Away = Away Record
• Strk = Current Streak

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