Clemson vs McNeese Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for NCAA Tournament First Round

A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the No. 5-seed Clemson Tigers (27-6) play against the No. 12 seed McNeese Cowboys (27-6) on Thursday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The contest starts at 3:15 p.m. ET, on truTV.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Clemson vs. McNeese Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 20, 2025
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. ET
• TV channel: truTV
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island
• Arena: Amica Mutual Pavilion

Clemson vs. McNeese Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Clemson win (63%)

Take a look at some betting trends for Clemson (-7.5) versus McNeese on Thursday. The total has been set at 133.5 points for this game.

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Clemson vs. McNeese: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Clemson is 20-12-0 ATS this season.
• McNeese has put together a 15-15-0 record against the spread this season.
• Clemson covers the spread when it is a 7.5-point favorite or more 53.3% of the time. That's less often than McNeese covers as an underdog of 7.5 or more (100%).
• In home games, the Tigers sport a worse record against the spread (10-7-0) compared to their ATS record in away games (8-4-0).
• This year, the Cowboys are 6-5-0 at home against the spread (.545 winning percentage). Away, they are 6-6-0 ATS (.500).

Clemson vs. McNeese: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Clemson has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 25 games this year and has walked away with the win 21 times (84%) in those games.
• This season, the Tigers have come away with a win 12 times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -391 or better on the moneyline.
• McNeese has been listed as the moneyline underdog only two other times so far this season, and it lost both games.
• The Cowboys have played as a moneyline underdog of +310 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Clemson has a 79.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Clemson vs. McNeese Head-to-Head Comparison

• Clemson outscores opponents by 10.6 points per game (scoring 76.3 per game to rank 110th in college basketball while giving up 65.7 per outing to rank 26th in college basketball) and has a +352 scoring differential overall.
• Clemson's leading scorer, Chase Hunter, is 157th in college basketball averaging 16.4 points per game.
• McNeese is outscoring opponents by 13.2 points per game, with a +436 scoring differential overall. It puts up 77.2 points per game (88th in college basketball) and allows 64 per contest (15th in college basketball).
• Javohn Garcia's team-leading 13.3 points per game rank him 481st in the country.
• The Tigers prevail in the rebound battle by an average of 2.9 boards. They are pulling down 32.4 rebounds per game (154th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 29.5 per outing.
• Ian Schieffelin averages 9.4 rebounds per game (ranking 18th in college basketball) to lead the Tigers.
• The Cowboys rank 87th in the country at 33.5 rebounds per game. That's 4.1 more than the 29.4 their opponents average.
• Joe Charles is 160th in the country with 7.1 rebounds per game, leading the Cowboys.
• Clemson averages 101.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (50th in college basketball), and allows 87.2 points per 100 possessions (34th in college basketball).
• The Cowboys' 102.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 37th in college basketball, and the 85 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 14th in college basketball.

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