Texas A&M-CC vs. Northwestern State betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 28

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The Texas A&M-CC Islanders (15-14, 11-9 Southland) host the Northwestern State Demons (10-19, 8-12 Southland) in a matchup of Southland teams at American Bank Center, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Islanders are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 133.5 points.

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Texas A&M-CC vs. Northwestern State betting lines

  • Texas A&M-CC moneyline odds to win: -280
  • Northwestern State moneyline odds to win: +221
  • Spread: Texas A&M-CC (-5.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Texas A&M-CC statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas A&M-CC has done a better job covering the spread in road games (9-7-0) than it has in home games (3-6-0).
  • The Islanders have hit the over on the over/under in five of nine home games (55.6%). They’ve done better in road games, topping the total in nine of 16 matchups (56.2%).
  • Texas A&M-CC has played worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 4-3, compared to going 4-2 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Islanders have been racking up 70.8 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 72.6 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Texas A&M-CC’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.6) is 3.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.4).
  • While the Islanders are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (5.8 per game) when compared to their season-long average (6.1), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.3% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 34.4% on the season).

Texas A&M-CC betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-13-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-11-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-5 (Home: 4-3; Away: 4-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 3-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (184th in nation) 42.9 (100th) 32.3 (168th) 29.6 (91st) 13.2 (234th) 12.5 (309th)

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Northwestern State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Northwestern State is 8-4-0 at home against the spread (.667 winning percentage). On the road, it is 9-6-0 ATS (.600).
  • Demons games have gone above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (four of 12), and 73.3% of the time away (11 of 15).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Demons have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-5) than on the road (2-13).

Recent trends

  • The Demons are posting 63.3 points per game over their previous 10 games, which is 6.3 fewer points than their average for the season (69.6).
  • Northwestern State has played better defensively in its last 10 games, ceding 64.2 points per contest, 8.6 fewer points than its season average of 72.8 allowed.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Demons are draining 4.9 treys per game, 1.1 fewer threes than their season average (6.0). They also have a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (29.5%) compared to their season average (33.0%).

Northwestern State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-10-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 9-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 9-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 15-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-12-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 11-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-18 (Home: 3-5; Away: 2-13)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (247th in nation) 45.8 (271st) 27.6 (347th) 31.2 (201st) 12.1 (306th) 10.7 (153rd)
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