SFA vs. East Texas A&M betting: College basketball preview for January 27

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The East Texas A&M Lions (2-18, 0-9 Southland) will try to break an eight-game losing streak when they visit the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (8-12, 1-8 Southland) at 8:30 PM ET on Monday, January 27, 2025 as 9.5-point underdogs. The ‘Jacks have lost four games in a row. The matchup’s over/under is set at 128.5.

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SFA Cover -9.5 vs East Texas A&M -112

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SFA vs. East Texas A&M betting lines

  • SFA moneyline odds to win: -495
  • East Texas A&M moneyline odds to win: +373
  • Spread: SFA (-9.5)
  • Total: 128.5

SFA statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • SFA has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered one time in seven games at home, and it has covered five times in 10 games on the road.
  • The ‘Jacks have exceeded the over/under less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in two of seven home matchups (28.6%). In road games, they have hit the over in three of 10 games (30%).
  • SFA has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 2-5, compared to going 1-0 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The ‘Jacks’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 63.2 points a contest compared to the 63.8 they’ve averaged this year.
  • SFA’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (66.8) is 2.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (64.5).
  • During their past 10 outings, the ‘Jacks are making the same number of three-pointers per game as their season long average (5.2), while shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (24.9% compared to 26.2% season-long).

SFA betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-11-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-12-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-5 (Home: 2-5; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.0 (318th in nation) 39.3 (22nd) 34.3 (87th) 31.1 (171st) 11.6 (321st) 16.0 (361st)

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East Texas A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, East Texas A&M has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 2-6-0 record) than on the road (.583, 7-5-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Lions’ games have finished above the over/under at home (50%, four of eight) compared to on the road (41.7%, five of 12).
  • This year the Lions are 2-5 at home as moneyline underdogs (.286 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-12 (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Lions are averaging 64.0 points per contest over their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 63.6.
  • East Texas A&M has performed better defensively over its past 10 games, giving up 74.5 points per contest, 2.4 fewer points than its season average of 76.9 allowed.
  • The Lions are making 8.4 three-pointers per game with a 30.1% three-point percentage over their past 10 games, compared to their season averages of 8.0 and 29.4%.

East Texas A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 7-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 9-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-17 (Home: 2-5; Away: 0-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.2 (331st in nation) 48.3 (353rd) 27.6 (349th) 32.5 (256th) 12.9 (250th) 15.6 (360th)
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