Monday’s game features the Lamar Cardinals (8-6, 3-0 Southland) and the Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-5, 2-1 Southland) clashing at Montagne Center (on January 6) at 8:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 74-67 victory for Lamar.

According to our computer prediction, Lamar should cover the spread, which currently sits at 3.5. The two sides are projected to go over the 137.5 over/under.

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Lamar vs. Incarnate Word Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, January 6, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Beaumont, Texas
• Venue: Montagne Center
• Line: Lamar -3.5
• Point total: 137.5
• Moneyline (to win): Lamar -178, Incarnate Word +146

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Lamar vs. Incarnate Word Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lamar 74, Incarnate Word 67

Spread & Total Prediction for Lamar vs. Incarnate Word

• Pick ATS: Lamar (-3.5)
• Pick OU: Over (137.5)

Lamar’s record against the spread this season is 6-5-0, while Incarnate Word’s is 7-3-0. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Lamar Cardinals are 5-6-0 and the Incarnate Word Cardinals are 6-4-0. The teams score an average of 153.4 points per game, 15.9 more points than this matchup’s total. Lamar is 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its past 10 contests, while Incarnate Word has gone 7-3 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Lamar Performance Insights

• The Lamar Cardinals average 74.6 points per game (206th in college basketball) while allowing 67.8 per contest (92nd in college basketball). They have a +95 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.8 points per game.
• Lamar averages 34.4 rebounds per game (96th in college basketball) while allowing 30.6 per contest to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.8 boards per game.
• Lamar knocks down 6.9 three-pointers per game (261st in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.9 on average.
• The Lamar Cardinals’ 92.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 255th in college basketball, and the 84.3 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 47th in college basketball.
• Lamar has come up on top in the turnover battle by 1.6 turnovers per game, committing 11.8 (211th in college basketball action) while forcing 13.4 (77th in college basketball).

Incarnate Word Performance Insights

• The Incarnate Word Cardinals put up 78.8 points per game (102nd in college basketball) while allowing 66.8 per outing (71st in college basketball). They have a +168 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 12 points per game.
• Incarnate Word is 183rd in the nation at 33 rebounds per game. That’s 6.9 more than the 26.1 its opponents average.
• Incarnate Word makes 9.3 three-pointers per game (66th in college basketball) at a 40.8% rate (seventh-best in college basketball), compared to the 7.5 per game its opponents make, at a 34.3% rate.
• Incarnate Word has come out ahead in the turnover battle by 2.5 per game, committing 9.9 (45th in college basketball) while forcing 12.4 (153rd in college basketball).

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