FCS-CFB Game Preview: Nicholls Colonels (4-7) vs. Southeastern Louisiana Lions (8-3)

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Venue & Event Details

Location: Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Kickoff 7:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+

Capacity: ~7,400

Weather Forecast

Temperature: 61°F at kickoff, dropping into mid-50s by late evening

Conditions: Clear skies, winds 6–9 mph

Impact: Ideal conditions; passing and rushing unaffected

Injury Report

Nicholls Colonels:

QB Deuce Hogan (healthy, 519 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 60.2% completion)

RB Miequle Brock (healthy, 117 rushing yards, 1 TD; also 126 receiving yards, 1 TD)

WR Karaaz Johnson (healthy, 80 yards, 1 TD)

Southeastern Louisiana Lions:

QB Carson Camp (healthy, 442 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs)

RB Kyle Lowe (healthy, 145 yards, 3 TDs)

WR Jaylon Domingeaux (healthy, 152 yards, 3 TDs)

Key Player Matchups

Carson Camp (SELA QB) vs Nicholls Secondary: SELA averages 210 passing YPG, while Nicholls allows 167.5 YPG (11th nationally).

Kyle Lowe (SELA RB) vs Nicholls Front Seven: SELA’s rushing attack (172 YPG, 41st nationally) against Nicholls’ defense allowing 168.7 YPG (80th nationally).

Domingeaux (SELA WR) vs Nicholls CBs: Domingeaux’s red-zone efficiency (3 TDs) against a defense that has surrendered 12 passing TDs.

Recent Team Forms

Nicholls: Won 3 of last 5, but inconsistent offensively.

SELA: Won 4 of last 5, including strong defensive performances.

Series History

All-time: Southeastern Louisiana leads 17–14.

Recent: SELA won 28–21 in 2024.

Trend: SELA has won 3 of last 4 meetings.

Betting Trends

SELA is 4–0 when scoring 30+ points.

Nicholls is 4–2 when holding opponents under 24 points.

SELA unders have hit in 3 of last 5 games.

Historical Betting Results

SELA has covered in 3 of last 5 games.

Nicholls has covered in 2 of last 5.

Rivalry games often close, but SELA has dominated ATS recently.

Prediction: Southeastern Louisiana 34 – Nicholls 13

Game Odds

Nicholls Colonels                                             49

Southeastern Louisiana Lions                     – 20.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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