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A Southland battle is on tap between the Southeast Louisiana Lions and the McNeese State Cowboys at 6 p.m. ET on Friday at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The Lions are 5-9 overall and 1-2 in neutral-site games, while the Cowboys are 5-9 overall and 2-1 at a neutral site. SE Louisiana has won seven of the last 11 head-to-head matchups and has covered the spread in five of eight.

The Lions are favored by two points in the latest SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 149.5. Before you make any McNeese State vs. SE Louisiana picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,200 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State:

  • SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State spread: SE Louisiana -2
  • SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State over-under: 149.5 points

What you need to know about Southeast Louisiana

SE Louisiana is coming off a 90-81 win over Houston Baptist in Katy on Thursday after shooting an astounding 16-of-25 from the 3-point line. Gus Okafor led the team with 25 points and shot 7-of-10 from beyond the arc, while Keon Clergeot had 17 points and eight assists in the win.

Okafor is averaging 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this season, while Clergeot is averaging 11.8 points and 3.7 assists per contest. They'll have to stay hot on Friday against a McNeese State squad that can get up a lot of shots.

What you need to know about McNeese State

The Cowboys defeated New Orleans 92-82 in overtime on Thursday and picked up the win by crashing the offensive glass hard and generating turnovers to get up 76 shots while their opponents only took 59. Christian Shumate had 21 points and 13 rebounds off the bench, while Myles Lewis has 19 points and 12 rebounds as a starter.

McNeese State had 19 offensive rebounds in the game and forced 18 turnovers. That'd be a formula they'd love to follow again on Friday. 

How to make McNeese State vs. SE Louisiana picks

The model has simulated SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins SE Louisiana vs. McNeese State? And which side hits well over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.