Lamar vs. Louisiana betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 3

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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-7) are heavy underdogs (by 10.5 points) to break a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Lamar Cardinals (4-2) on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 128.5.

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Lamar Cover -10.5 vs Louisiana -104

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Lamar vs. Louisiana betting lines

  • Lamar moneyline odds to win: -641
  • Louisiana moneyline odds to win: +458
  • Spread: Lamar (-10.5)
  • Total: 128.5

Lamar statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Lamar owned a worse record against the spread when playing at home (5-6-0) than it did on the road (11-3-1) last season.
  • The Cardinals hit the over on the total in two of 11 home games (18.2%) last year. They fared better in away games, topping the total in seven of 15 matchups (46.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Lamar won a lower percentage of its home games (.778) compared to road games (1.000).

Last season stats

  • The Cardinals were 283rd in the country in points scored (69.9 per game) and 27th in points conceded (65.8) last year.
  • Last season, Lamar was 53rd in the nation in rebounds (34.4 per game) and 153rd in rebounds conceded (30.8).
  • The Cardinals were 77th in the nation in assists (15.0 per game) last year.

Lamar betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-2-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (198th in nation) 40.1 (66th) 38.3 (34th) 28.8 (83rd) 17.3 (52nd) 12.2 (215th)

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Louisiana statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Louisiana’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .312 (5-11-0) last season. Away, it was .636 (7-4-0).
  • In 2024-25, a lower percentage of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ games finished above the over/under at home (25%, four of 16) than away (36.4%, four of 11).
  • The Ragin’ Cajuns, when moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (2-8) than on the road (4-5) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Ragin’ Cajuns scored just 65.4 points per game (eighth-worst in college basketball) last season, but they played better on defense, where they allowed 73.0 points per game (209th-ranked).
  • It was a tough season for Louisiana last year in terms of rebounding, as it tallied just 27.1 rebounds per game (sixth-worst in college basketball) and ceded 34.9 rebounds per contest (12th-worst).
  • The Ragin’ Cajuns didn’t produce many dimes last season, ranking second-worst in the nation with 10.3 assists per game.

Louisiana betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 0-4-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 1-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-6-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
37.9 (357th in nation) 45.5 (265th) 28.1 (339th) 30.6 (156th) 7.8 (364th) 12.3 (219th)
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