Incarnate Word Cardinals vs Lamar Cardinals NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 1/6/25

Making on a bet on this NCAA game featuring the Cardinals versus the Cardinals? Tip off is at at 8:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at Montagne Center in Beaumont, TX. The over/under for this Southland conference contest is set at 137.5 points, with Lamar being favored by -4.5 at home against Incarnate Word.

INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS VS LAMAR CARDINALS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Incarnate Word Cardinals +4.5

This game will be played at Montagne Center at 8:00 ET on Monday, January 6th.

WHY BET THE INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 78-70 in favor of the Cardinals.
• Not only will Lamar pick up the win, but look for them to cover at -4.5.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 137.5 points, and we like the over with a projected 148 points.

Is a Win at Beaumont Possible for the Cardinals?

Incarnate Word evened their season record at 5-5 with a 55-49 road win over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. Entering the game as +5 underdogs, the Cardinals not only pulled off the upset but also covered the spread.

Incarnate Word led 26-18 at halftime and added 29 points in the 2nd half while allowing 31. The game’s total points of 104 fell well short of the 130.5 O/U line.

Incarnate Word struggled offensively in their last game, scoring just 55 points on 35.7% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 39.3%, with a rough 20% performance from beyond the arc, hitting only 5 of 25 attempts.

Davion Bailey led the way with 19 points, connecting on 4 of 13 from three-point range. Keon Thompson added 17 points, shooting 50% from deep, while Jalin Anderson contributed 14 points. The Cardinals managed just 6 assists as a team, with Bailey failing to register one.

Incarnate Word Cardinals put on a defensive clinic, holding their opponent to just 49 points on 31% shooting from the field. They were particularly effective in defending the three-point line, where they limited their opponents to just 2 made threes on 18 attempts, an 11% success rate.

Even when sending their opponents to the free-throw line, the Cardinals didn’t pay too much, as they allowed just 15 made free throws on 27 attempts, a 55% shooting performance. However, they did give up 14 offensive rebounds in the game.

Will the Cardinals Win at Montagne Center?

Lamar Cardinals Recent Game/Games

The Cardinals improved to 5-6 on the season with a 63-61 win over Houston Christian on Saturday. Lamar, who were -9.5 favorites at home, didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points (124) fell short of the O/U line of 136.5.

Lamar trailed 36-29 at halftime but turned things around by holding the Huskies to 25 points in the 2nd half while scoring 34 points of their own.

In their previous game, the Lamar Cardinals put up 63 points, shooting 41.8% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 44.8%. They connected on 5 of 16 three-point attempts, shooting 31.2% from beyond the arc, and went just 2 for 4 from the free-throw line.

Alexis Marmolejos led the way with 21 points, hitting 4 of 7 threes and shooting 61.5% overall. Bryson Dawkins and Julian Mackey each added 20 points, with Mackey shooting 60% from deep. The Cardinals recorded 19 assists and 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Lamar’s defense held their opponent to 61 points, allowing them to shoot 41% from the field on 28 of 67 attempts. Inside the arc, the Cardinals gave up 23 two-pointers on 51 attempts, a 45% shooting rate.

From three-point range, Lamar’s defense limited their opponent to 5 made threes on 16 attempts, a 31% success rate. They also sent the opponent to the free-throw line just 4 times, where they made 2 free throws. Lamar allowed 10 offensive rebounds in the game.