UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana betting: College basketball preview for January 6

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The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (10-4, 2-1 Southland) are 3.5-point favorites as they try to extend a five-game win streak when they visit the SE Louisiana Lions (6-8, 0-3 Southland) on Monday, January 6, 2025 at University Center (LA). The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 147 points.

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UT Rio Grande Valley Cover -3.5 vs SE Louisiana -109

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UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana betting lines

  • UT Rio Grande Valley moneyline odds to win: -164
  • SE Louisiana moneyline odds to win: +138
  • Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley (-3.5)
  • Total: 147

UT Rio Grande Valley statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UT Rio Grande Valley owns a worse record against the spread at home (2-2-0) than it does in road games (4-0-0).
  • When playing at home, the Vaqueros eclipse the over/under 25% of the time (one of four games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, topping the total in 75% of games (three of four).
  • UT Rio Grande Valley has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 3-1 (.750). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Vaqueros were the 271st-ranked team in college basketball (70.4 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 13th-worst (79.8 points allowed per game).
  • UT Rio Grande Valley was 323rd in the country in rebounds per game (29.6) and 11th-worst in rebounds allowed (35.8) last season.
  • Last season the Vaqueros were ranked 190th in the nation in assists with 12.9 per game.

UT Rio Grande Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-2-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (183rd in nation) 42.1 (120th) 36.4 (39th) 32.2 (246th) 18.9 (ninth) 12.4 (263rd)

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SE Louisiana statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • SE Louisiana performed better against the spread on the road (9-7-0) than at home (5-6-0) last season.
  • In 2023-24, a higher percentage of the Lions’ games finished above the over/under at home (54.5%, six of 11) compared to on the road (37.5%, six of 16).
  • The Lions, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (2-10) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Lions were 295th in the nation last season with 69.0 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 137th with 71.0 points allowed per contest.
  • SE Louisiana averaged 31.6 rebounds per game (202nd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 30.1 rebounds per contest (95th-ranked).
  • The Lions dished out 14.5 dimes per game, which ranked them 93rd in the nation.

SE Louisiana betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (207th in nation) 42.8 (168th) 32.4 (220th) 31.2 (199th) 12.4 (286th) 13.4 (320th)
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