The Lamar Cardinals (7-6, 2-0 Southland) host the Houston Christian Huskies (4-9, 1-1 Southland) in a matchup of Southland teams at Montagne Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The Huskies are 9.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 136.5.
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Lamar Cover -9.5 vs Houston Christian -112
Lamar vs. Houston Christian betting lines
- Lamar moneyline odds to win: -568
- Houston Christian moneyline odds to win: +410
- Spread: Lamar (-9.5)
- Total: 136.5
Lamar statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Against the spread, Lamar has performed worse when playing at home, covering zero times in one home game, and five times in seven road games.
- When it comes to over/unders, the Cardinals hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total one time in one opportunity this season (100%). In away games, they have hit the over three times in seven opportunities (42.9%).
Last season stats
- The Cardinals scored 77.8 points per game and allowed 72.9 last year, ranking them 66th in the country on offense and 212th defensively.
- At 34.9 rebounds per game and 31.9 rebounds allowed, Lamar was 52nd and 197th in the nation, respectively, last year.
- At 16.5 assists per game, the Cardinals were 22nd-best in college basketball last year.
Lamar betting records this season
- ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
- O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-3)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.1 (186th in nation) | 41.3 (89th) | 34.6 (94th) | 30.2 (134th) | 16.7 (49th) | 12.2 (250th) |
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Houston Christian statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- This year, Houston Christian is 4-1-0 at home against the spread (.800 winning percentage). Away, it is 6-0-0 ATS (1.000).
- In terms of the over/under, Huskies games have gone over three of five times at home (60%), and three of six away (50%).
- The Huskies, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than away (1-5) this year.
Last season stats
- The Huskies were ranked 238th in college basketball offensively last season with 71.5 points per game, while defensively they were -3-worst (83.4 points allowed per game).
- Last year Houston Christian averaged 33.3 rebounds per game (105th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 35.0 rebounds per contest (333rd-ranked).
- The Huskies dished out 11.4 dimes per game, which ranked them 307th in college basketball.
Houston Christian betting records this season
- ATS Record: 10-1-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 6-0-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 6-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 9-1-0)
- O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-5)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.0 (336th in nation) | 48.6 (354th) | 27.5 (350th) | 32.8 (269th) | 10.5 (352nd) | 10.3 (66th) |
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