Who's Playing

McNeese State @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Current Records: McNeese State 5-16; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12-9

What to Know

The McNeese State Cowboys are 0-9 against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders since January of 2016, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Saturday. McNeese State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will face off in a Southland battle at 4:30 p.m. ET at American Bank Center. The Islanders will be strutting in after a win while McNeese State will be stumbling in from a defeat.

McNeese State was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 70-65 to the Incarnate Word Cardinals.

Meanwhile, the Nicholls State Colonels typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday Texas A&M-Corpus Christi proved too difficult a challenge. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was able to grind out a solid victory over the Colonels, winning 96-86.

The Cowboys are expected to lose this next one by 9.5. Those playing the odds have seen things go back and forth with McNeese State, who are 9-10-1 against the spread.

McNeese State is now 5-16 while the Islanders sit at 12-9. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 5-6 after wins this year, and McNeese State is 3-12 after losses.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: American Bank Center -- Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Islanders are a big 9.5-point favorite against the Cowboys, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 9.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi have won all of the games they've played against McNeese State in the last nine years.

  • Feb 24, 2022 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 65 vs. McNeese State 53
  • Jan 20, 2022 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 60 vs. McNeese State 56
  • Jan 08, 2022 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67 vs. McNeese State 54
  • Feb 05, 2020 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69 vs. McNeese State 62
  • Mar 06, 2019 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 59 vs. McNeese State 50
  • Feb 28, 2018 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82 vs. McNeese State 70
  • Feb 25, 2017 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81 vs. McNeese State 70
  • Feb 11, 2017 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73 vs. McNeese State 66
  • Jan 09, 2016 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77 vs. McNeese State 68