Houston Christian Huskies vs Lamar Cardinals Prediction, 1/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Lamar Cardinals

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

Location: Montagne Center in Beaumont, TX

TV: ESPN+

Montagne Center is where the Lamar Cardinals (7-8) will take on the Houston Christian Huskies (5-10) on Monday.

The Houston Christian Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-65 in their last game. Houston Christian walked away from the contest having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and made 5 of 23 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Huskies made 14 of 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 15 assists in this game while creating 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning defense, Houston Christian allowed 49.2% from the floor on 32 of 65 shooting. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi totaled 14 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi collected 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 73.3% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 tries. They also made 6 out of their 20 shots from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 10 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi racked up 15 personal fouls.

Kylin Green is one player who came through for this game. He notched 15 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He played 33 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He shot 41.7% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Houston Christian comes into this matchup with a mark of 5-10 so far this season. They are averaging 69.3 points per game (324th in college hoops) while hitting 45.1% from the field. The Huskies are connecting on 30.6% on shots from downtown (95 of 310) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Houston Christian is pulling down 32.5 rebounds per game and has 216 dimes this season, which ranks 206th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 14.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 218th in college in opponents PPG (74.8). The Huskies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (413 of 861) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 198th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 209 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Lamar Cardinals walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-52 against SE Louisiana. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Lamar permitted SE Louisiana to grab 28 in all (8 offensive). They shot 35.3% from distance by connecting on 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 31 from the free throw line (51.6%). The Cardinals permitted SE Louisiana to make 19 out of 45 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinals ended up going 15 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 28.3%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Lamar knocked down 4 out of 19 tries (21.1%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. SE Louisiana had 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Cardinals earned 22 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this matchup.

Andrew Holifield was important for the Cardinals in this contest. He racked up 17 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup. He made 6 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and added 5 rebounds.

Lamar has a record of 7-8 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinals are connecting on 42.7% from the floor, which is 301st in college hoops. Lamar has scored 1,069 pts so far this year (71.3 per game) and they pull down 37.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (169th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they go 70.8% from the free throw line.

The Lamar defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (107 of 303) and their opponents are knocking down 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.1 assists and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 78th and 130th in Division 1. The Cardinals defensively are ranked 65th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 68.2. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (155th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lamar

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