East Texas A&M Lions vs New Orleans Privateers Prediction, 1/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs New Orleans Privateers

Date: Monday, January 5, 2026

Location: Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

Lakefront Arena is the location where the New Orleans Privateers (4-9) will meet the East Texas A&M Lions (6-8) on Monday.

The East Texas A&M Lions played Lamar and took a loss by a final of 69-62 in their last game. East Texas A&M finished the contest having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (19 out of 51) and buried 10 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Lions converted 14 of their 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 dimes in this game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding the defense, East Texas A&M allowed 40.6% from the floor on 26 of 64 shooting. Lamar doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Lamar totaled 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lamar walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 17 shots. They also converted 5 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Lions ended up walking away with 20 while Lamar recorded 13 personal fouls.

Ronnie Harrison is one player who was important for the contest. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He played for 27 mins and snagged 6 boards. He finished 54.5% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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East Texas A&M enters this matchup with a record of 6-8 so far this year. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a group they commit 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, East Texas A&M is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has 241 dimes on the campaign, which is 49th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Lions are shooting 34.4% on 3-point shots (134 of 389) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.1 pts per game (264th in college hoops) on 44.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Lions have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They rank 305th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 214 relinquished on the year. The Lions are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.7% (381 of 834) and they surrender 37.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 36.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 253rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.2).

In their last game, the New Orleans Privateers went home defeated by a final of 83-69 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. When talking about rebounds, New Orleans permitted Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to collect 43 in total (21 offensive). They shot 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 14 and ended up shooting 19 out of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). The Privateers allowed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to bury 29 out of their 72 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.3% in this contest. When the game finished, the Privateers finished 23 for 51 from the floor which had them at 45.1%. When talking about shots from downtown, New Orleans made 4 of 13 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 65.5%. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi committed 23 fouls for the game which took the Privateers to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They gave up possession 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Privateers were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 35 in this contest.

Coleton Benson pitched in for the Privateers in the game. He recorded 15 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 6 of 14 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 4-9 so far this year. The Privateers commit 20.4 fouls per game and they hit 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (289th in D-1) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per contest. New Orleans has accounted for 945 points so far this season (72.7 per contest) and they pull down 35.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Privateers are shooting 43.0% from the field, which ranks 293rd in the country.

The New Orleans defense allows 33.7% on three-point shots (109 of 323) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 17.4 dimes and 37.5 rebounds per game, ranking them 348th and 306th in those categories. The Privateers defensively are ranked 339th in college hoops in points given up per game with 82.5. They are forcing 9.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (237th in Division 1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Texas A&M

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