East Texas A&M Lions vs Lamar Cardinals Prediction, 1/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Lamar Cardinals

Date: Monday, January 26, 2026

Location: Montagne Center in Beaumont, TX

TV: ESPN+

Montagne Center is the site where the Lamar Cardinals (10-10) will try to beat the East Texas A&M Lions (8-12) on Monday.

The East Texas A&M Lions took the court against Incarnate Word and earned the victory with a final of 80-58 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lions walked away with 15 and Incarnate Word totaled 11 fouls. They also converted 4 of 21 attempts from distance. Incarnate Word finished shooting 87.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 16 shots. On top of that, Incarnate Word snagged 29 rebounds (14 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Incarnate Word earned 8 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about the defense, East Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the field on 20 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Lions made 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. East Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 55.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 54) and converted 8 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Damian Garcia is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He went 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played for 39 mins played and snagged 7 boards. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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East Texas A&M will play this game with a record of 8-12 for the year. They average 72.3 points per outing (279th in the country) while shooting 43.8% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 33.0% on shots from distance (179 of 542) and 68.0% from the free throw line. As a team, East Texas A&M is grabbing 34.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 340 assists on the season, which is 52nd in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Lions have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on three-point shots and they are 218th in the country in points per game allowed (75.0). The Lions defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (525 of 1,182) and they relinquish 37.4 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 268th in the nation in giving up assists with 296 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Lamar Cardinals went home defeated by a final of 88-81 against Stephen F. Austin. The Cardinals were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the game. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. Stephen F. Austin committed 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. With regard to shots from distance, Lamar made 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). When all was said and done, the Cardinals went 29 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 47.5%. The Cardinals allowed Stephen F. Austin to make 30 of their 57 tries from the field which left them shooting 52.6% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 48.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 27 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about team rebounding, Lamar permitted Stephen F. Austin to snag 23 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Rob Lee Jr. was important for the Cardinals in this matchup. He accumulated 19 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Lamar has a mark of 10-10 so far this year. The Cardinals are committing 18.1 fouls per contest while shooting 72.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (128th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. Lamar has scored 1,443 pts this season (72.2 per game) and they pull in 37.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 43.8% from the field, which is ranked 270th in college.

The Lamar defense gives up 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (139 of 395) and their opposition knocks down 68.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.5 assists and 32.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 111th and 85th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 72nd in college in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (173rd in Division 1).

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