Lamar vs. East Texas A&M betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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The East Texas A&M Lions (2-17, 0-8 Southland) are heavy underdogs (+10) as they try to stop an 11-game road losing streak when they square off against the Lamar Cardinals (10-9, 5-3 Southland) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Montagne Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 136.5 points.

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Lamar Cover -10 vs East Texas A&M -111

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Lamar vs. East Texas A&M betting lines

  • Lamar moneyline odds to win: -524
  • East Texas A&M moneyline odds to win: +388
  • Spread: Lamar (-10)
  • Total: 136.5

Lamar statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Lamar owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (1-4-0) than it does in away games (7-2-0).
  • The Cardinals have eclipsed the total in two of five home games (40%). They’ve fared better in away games, topping the total in five of nine matchups (55.6%).
  • Lamar has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 2-2 (.500). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Cardinals have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 68.4 points per game in their last 10 contests, 4.4 points fewer than the 72.8 they’ve scored this year.
  • Lamar’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has allowed 68.4 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 68.2 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
  • The Cardinals’ 6.6 made three-pointers per-game average in their last 10 games are less than the 6.8 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 36.3% compared to their season-long percentage of 35.3% from deep.

Lamar betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (218th in nation) 41.6 (87th) 33.8 (111th) 30.9 (165th) 16.3 (45th) 12.0 (248th)

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East Texas A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, East Texas A&M is 2-6-0 at home against the spread (.250 winning percentage). On the road, it is 6-5-0 ATS (.545).
  • Looking at the over/under, Lions games have gone over more frequently at home (four of eight, 50%) than away (five of 11, 45.5%).
  • The Lions, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-5) than away (0-11) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Lions are scoring 63.5 points per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer points than their average for the season (63.8).
  • Over its last 10 games, East Texas A&M is ceding 74.9 points per contest, compared to its season average of 77.7 points allowed.
  • The Lions are making 8.5 threes per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.5 more than their average for the season (8.0). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.3%) compared to their season average from three-point land (29.8%).

East Texas A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 8-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-16 (Home: 2-5; Away: 0-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (327th in nation) 49.1 (358th) 27.2 (352nd) 31.9 (225th) 12.9 (253rd) 15.6 (360th)
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