East Texas A&M Lions vs Northwestern State Demons Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Northwestern State Demons

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Northwestern State Demons (6-13) will go up against the East Texas A&M Lions (8-12) at Prather Coliseum on Saturday.

The East Texas A&M Lions played Incarnate Word and earned the victory with a final of 80-58 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Lions walked away with 15 while Incarnate Word had 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 4 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. Incarnate Word went 87.5% from the free throw line by making 14 of 16 attempts. Moreover, Incarnate Word snagged 29 boards (14 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Incarnate Word earned 8 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In relation to defending, East Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 32.8% from the field on 20 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lions made 12 of 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. East Texas A&M finished having earned a 55.6% field goal percentage (30 of 54) and converted 8 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Damian Garcia is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He shot 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. He scored 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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East Texas A&M comes into this game with a mark of 8-12 this year. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, East Texas A&M is pulling in 34.0 boards per game and has tallied 340 dimes this year, which has them ranked 36th in the country in terms of passing. The Lions are connecting on 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 542) and 68.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.3 pts per contest (286th in college hoops) while hitting 43.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Lions are forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.1 fouls. They rank 297th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 296 relinquished for the year. The Lions are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (525 of 1,182) and they relinquish 37.4 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 35.5% on shots from downtown while they are 218th in college in opponents PPG (75.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northwestern State Demons went home defeated by a final of 82-80 when they played Houston Christian. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Northwestern State permitted Houston Christian to grab 20 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They went 60.0% from three-point range by going 12 out of 20 and finished the game at 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Demons permitted Houston Christian to convert 27 out of 45 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 60.0% in the game. Overall, the Demons ended up going 27 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Northwestern State knocked down 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a clip of 79.2%. Houston Christian earned 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Demons were able to pull down 10 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 19 for this contest.

Micah Thomas pitched in for the Demons for the matchup. He racked up 17 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists in this contest. He converted 5 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Northwestern State has a mark of 6-13 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Demons are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 156th in D-1. Northwestern State has accounted for 1,384 pts for the campaign (72.8 per game) and they pull in 29.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per contest (303rd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Demons are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls every game and they hit 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Demons on the defensive end are ranked 279th in college in points allowed per game with 77.3. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (353rd in Division 1). The Northwestern State defense concedes 36.7% on shots from distance (151 of 412) and their opponents are making 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.8 dimes and 33.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 284th and 117th in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Texas A&M

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