Saturday’s game between the Troy Trojans (1-0) and the New Orleans Privateers (0-1) at Lakefront Arena has a good chance to be a one-sided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 86-70 and heavily favors Troy to take home the win. Tipoff is at 5:00 PM ET on November 9.

According to our computer prediction, Troy projects to cover the 12.5-point spread in its matchup versus New Orleans. The total is currently listed at 150.5, and the two sides are projected to hit the over.

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Troy vs. New Orleans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
• Time: 5:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Lakefront Arena
• Line: Troy -12.5
• Point total: 150.5
• Moneyline (to win): Troy -1299, New Orleans +730

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Troy vs. New Orleans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Troy 86, New Orleans 70

Spread & Total Prediction for Troy vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: Troy (-12.5)
• Pick OU: Over (150.5)

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Troy Performance Insights

• Last season, Troy was 43rd in college basketball offensively (79.6 points scored per game) and 130th defensively (70.7 points conceded).
• On the glass, the Trojans were 61st in the country in rebounds (34.6 per game) last year. They were 101st in rebounds allowed (30.2 per game).
• Last season Troy was ranked 132nd in college basketball in assists with 13.7 per game.
• Beyond the arc, the Trojans were 62nd in college basketball in 3-pointers made per game (8.6) last year. They were 118th in 3-point percentage at 35.1%.
• Giving up 6.7 3-pointers per game and conceding 35.0% from beyond the arc last year, Troy was 94th and 274th in college basketball, respectively, in those categories.
• Troy attempted 40.3% percent of its shots from beyond the arc last year, and 59.7% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 32.1% of Troy’s baskets were 3-pointers, and 67.9% were 2-pointers.

New Orleans Performance Insights

• New Orleans was ranked 176th in college basketball offensively last year with 73.5 points per game, while defensively it was 17th-worst (79.5 points allowed per game).
• The Privateers ranked second-worst in the country with 36.7 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, they pulled down 31.1 boards per game (241st-ranked in college basketball).
• Last year New Orleans ranked 287th in college basketball in assists, putting up 11.8 per game.
• The Privateers ranked 20th-best in college basketball by forcing 14.1 turnovers per game. They ranked 234th in college basketball by committing 11.7 turnovers per contest.
• The Privateers struggled to accumulate threes, ranking 21st-worst in college basketball with 5.4 treys per game. They ranked 332nd with a 30.3% shooting percentage from downtown last season.
• New Orleans allowed 6.5 threes per game (74th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing a 33.9% three-point percentage (198th-ranked).
• Of the shots attempted by New Orleans last season, 70.8% of them were two-pointers (78.8% of the team’s made baskets) and 29.2% were three-pointers (21.2%).

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