East Texas A&M Lions vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Prediction, 3/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Location: American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX

TV: ESPN+

American Bank Center is the location where the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (15-14) will try to defeat the East Texas A&M Lions (11-19) on Monday.

The East Texas A&M Lions faced Houston Christian and ended up losing by a score of 69-68 in their last contest. East Texas A&M walked away from the game having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and made 9 out of their 24 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to defense, East Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the floor on 27 out of 61 shooting. Houston Christian earned 14 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Additionally, Houston Christian snagged 31 boards (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Houston Christian ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 15 shots. They also knocked down 5 of 19 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Lions walked away with 14 and Houston Christian recorded 14 personal fouls.

Gianni Hunt is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished with 25 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 34 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He shot 50.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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East Texas A&M comes into this contest with a record of 11-19 on the campaign. They average 70.7 pts per game (301st in the country) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. The Lions are hitting 32.5% on shots from distance (259 of 798) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a team, East Texas A&M is pulling down 33.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 488 assists on the year, which ranks 34th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lions have forced 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.9 personal fouls. They give up 36.4% on shots from downtown and they are 210th in the nation in points per game allowed (74.6). The Lions are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (787 of 1,765) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per contest as a team. They rank 308th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 438 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders walked away with a victory by a final of 73-68 against SE Louisiana. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi permitted SE Louisiana to collect 23 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished 21.1% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 19 and finished the game at 18 out of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Islanders permitted SE Louisiana to make 23 of their 48 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.9% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Islanders shot 27 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi buried 4 out of their 8 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. SE Louisiana committed 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Islanders to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Islanders snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this game.

Cenker Evran ended up being a factor for the Islanders in the matchup. He made 5 of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has a record of 15-14 on the season. The Islanders are committing 20.5 fouls per game and they shoot 67.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per game (237th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has totaled 2,106 pts on the season (72.6 per contest) and they pull in 36.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Islanders are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is 187th in college hoops.

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defense concedes 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (163 of 548) and opponents are making 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.9 dimes and 32.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 24th and 74th in college hoops. The Islanders are ranked 48th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 68.4. They have forced 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (108th in the country).

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

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