East Texas A&M Lions vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, TX

TV: ESPN+

William R. Johnson Coliseum is where the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (20-3) will attempt to beat the East Texas A&M Lions (9-15) on Monday.

The East Texas A&M Lions played Northwestern State and notched a win by a score of 74-68 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Lions ended up with 12 and Northwestern State totaled 13 fouls. They also buried 7 of 17 shots from distance. Northwestern State shot 50.0% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Northwestern State totaled 25 boards (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Northwestern State doled out 15 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. With regard to the defense, East Texas A&M allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the field on 27 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lions made 9 of 10 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. East Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 52) and buried 11 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Damian Garcia is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He shot 70.0% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He was able to score 16 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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East Texas A&M heads into this one with a mark of 9-15 so far this year. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a team are committing 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, East Texas A&M is pulling in 33.7 boards per game and has accounted for 397 dimes for the year, which ranks 36th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Lions are shooting 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 645) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.2 points per contest (276th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.5% from the field.

On defense, the Lions are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.2 fouls. They are 315th in D-1 in giving up assists with 357 conceded for the year. The Lions are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (637 of 1,407) and they concede 37.1 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 234th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.6).

In their last game, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks went home victorious with a score of 67-60 when they played McNeese State. The Lumberjacks pulled down 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. McNeese State was called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Lumberjacks to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Stephen F. Austin converted 9 out of 25 attempts (36.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lumberjacks ended up going 21 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.8%. The Lumberjacks permitted McNeese State to bury 21 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 34.4% in this matchup. They finished shooting 22.2% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 27 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, Stephen F. Austin allowed McNeese State to grab 31 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Keon Thompson ended up being a factor for the Lumberjacks for this contest. He converted 6 of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 35.3%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes for the matchup.

Stephen F. Austin has a win-loss mark of 20-3 on the season. The Lumberjacks are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they go 66.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per contest (178th in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. Stephen F. Austin has totaled 1,792 points on the season (77.9 per game) and they collect 38.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Lumberjacks are shooting 45.3% from the field, which ranks 180th in the country.

The Stephen F. Austin defense surrenders 28.9% on 3-point attempts (127 of 440) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.2 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 7th and 124th in Division 1. The Lumberjacks on the defensive end are ranked 19th in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.0. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (34th in D-1).

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

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