SE Louisiana Lions vs Incarnate Word Cardinals Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Incarnate Word Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: McDermott Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Incarnate Word Cardinals (6-6) will try to defeat the SE Louisiana Lions (4-8) at McDermott Center on Tuesday.

The SE Louisiana Lions faced off with LSU and ended up losing by a score of 78-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Lions finished with 18 and LSU totaled 17 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. LSU ended up going 70.4% at the free throw line by making 19 of their 27 tries. Additionally, LSU snagged 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. LSU doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. In relation to defending, SE Louisiana allowed the other team to go 54.3% from the field on 25 out of 46 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lions knocked down 11 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. SE Louisiana ended the game having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and converted 6 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Makhi Myles is someone who had an impact for this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played 33 minutes and collected 6 boards. He finished with 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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SE Louisiana steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 4-8 so far this year. They have an average of 65.6 points per game (349th in college) while connecting on 40.7% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 26.3% on 3-point shots (74 of 281) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SE Louisiana is pulling down 31.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 148 assists so far this season, which is 332nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Lions are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 131st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 conceded this year. The Lions are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (280 of 607) and they surrender 34.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 33.6% on three-point shots and they are 94th in the country in points per game allowed (69.5).

In their last game, the Incarnate Word Cardinals took home the win by a final score of 90-66 against Northern Arizona. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Incarnate Word permitted Northern Arizona to snag 25 in total (3 offensive). They shot 47.1% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 17 and ended up going 10 of 21 from the free throw line (47.6%). The Cardinals allowed Northern Arizona to knock down 24 of their 47 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 51.1% for the game. Overall, the Cardinals ended up shooting 29 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Incarnate Word buried 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. Northern Arizona was called for 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Cardinals corralled 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Davion Bailey ended up being important for the Cardinals in this matchup. He made 7 of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He totaled 24 points in his 31 mins on the court and totaled 3 dimes for this game.

Incarnate Word has a win-loss record of 6-6 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which has them ranked 89th in the nation. Incarnate Word has scored 998 points so far this year (83.2 per game) and they average 36.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (214th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest. The Cardinals have committed 18.6 fouls per contest and they hit 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Incarnate Word defense allows 34.3% on 3-pointers (80 of 233) and their opponents are making 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.8 assists and 30.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 145th and 27th in D-1. The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 193rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 73.7. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (303rd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Incarnate Word

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