Lamar Cardinals vs Northwestern State Demons Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Northwestern State Demons

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, LA

TV: ESPN+

Prather Coliseum is the site where the Northwestern State Demons (3-8) will compete against the Lamar Cardinals (5-6) on Monday.

The Lamar Cardinals played Omaha and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-82 in their last contest. Lamar finished the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (32 of 69) and converted 3 out of their 16 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Cardinals buried 15 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Lamar allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 28 out of 54 shooting. Omaha distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Furthermore, Omaha grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Omaha finished the game at 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 26 shots from long range. In reference to fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 17 and Omaha accumulated 21 fouls.

Rob Lee Jr. is someone who was a contributor in this game. He ended up with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played 35 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He shot 56.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Lamar will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-6 on the campaign. They have an average of 72.9 pts per contest (285th in Division 1) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Cardinals are connecting on 32.4% on 3-pointers (78 of 241) and 67.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Lamar is snagging 37.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 178 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 220th in college in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They are ranked 43rd in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 135 surrendered this season. The Cardinals are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (260 of 600) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per game as a group. They concede 35.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 82nd in the country in PPG allowed (68.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Northwestern State Demons got the win with a final of 108-55 when they played Southern University at New Orleans. Regarding team rebounding, Northwestern State permitted Southern University at New Orleans to grab 29 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 4 out of 18 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). The Demons permitted Southern University at New Orleans to knock down 19 of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.7% for this game. When the game finished, the Demons walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Northwestern State converted 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 26 of them for a rate of 76.5%. Southern University at New Orleans earned 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Demons to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 12 steals in the game. The Demons earned 31 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this contest.

Micah Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Demons for the game. He knocked down 6 of 11 in the matchup giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 20 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists for this contest.

Northwestern State has a win-loss record of 3-8 for the year. As an offense, the Demons are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 205th in college. Northwestern State has totaled 816 points on the year (74.2 per game) and they collect 30.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (285th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per game. The Demons are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 74.7% from the free throw line.

The Demons on defense are ranked 321st in college in points per game surrendered with 79.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the floor (342nd in D-1). The Northwestern State defense concedes 38.8% from downtown (94 of 242) and opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 16.2 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 325th and 214th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern State

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