East Texas A&M Lions vs Incarnate Word Cardinals Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Incarnate Word Cardinals

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: McDermott Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

McDermott Center is the location where the Incarnate Word Cardinals (8-9) will try to beat the East Texas A&M Lions (7-11) on Monday.

The East Texas A&M Lions faced off with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and took a loss by a final of 61-50 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Lions finished with 19 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi recorded 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 24 attempts. Additionally, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi distributed 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to defense, East Texas A&M allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 21 of 49 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Lions made 13 of their 22 shots for a rate of 59.1%. East Texas A&M walked away from the game having earned a 32.7% FG percentage (18 of 55) and converted 1 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Ronnie Harrison is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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East Texas A&M heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-11 for the year. They have an average of 71.9 points per game (293rd in the country) while connecting on 43.2% from the floor. The Lions are connecting on 32.6% on shots from downtown (161 of 494) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, East Texas A&M is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 312 dimes so far this year, which is 27th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Lions are able to force 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 309th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 270 surrendered so far this year. The Lions defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (480 of 1,069) and they surrender 37.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 239th in college in opponents PPG (75.6).

In their last game, the Incarnate Word Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 56-46 against Stephen F. Austin. The Cardinals corralled 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. Stephen F. Austin was called for 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Incarnate Word knocked down 0 of 13 tries (0.0%). In all, the Cardinals shot 18 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.7%. The Cardinals permitted Stephen F. Austin to knock down 21 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 34.4% in the game. They finished 10.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 2 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 22 at the free throw line (54.5%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Incarnate Word allowed Stephen F. Austin to grab 41 in total (12 offensive).

Davion Bailey ended up having an impact for the Cardinals for the contest. He scored 10 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest. He made 4 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and earned 1 rebound.

Incarnate Word has a mark of 8-9 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 208th in college. Incarnate Word has accounted for 1,314 points on the season (77.3 per game) and they grab 36.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per contest (296th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Cardinals commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.9% from the charity stripe.

The Incarnate Word defense surrenders 31.2% on 3-point attempts (105 of 337) and their opponents are converting on 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.6 dimes and 33.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 118th and 132nd in those categories. The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 113th in college in points given up per game with 71.1. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the floor (223rd in the country).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Incarnate Word

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