Lamar Cardinals vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (20-3) are welcoming the Lamar Cardinals (12-11) at William R. Johnson Coliseum on Saturday.

The Lamar Cardinals played SE Louisiana and took home the win by a score of 73-54 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Cardinals ended up finishing with 10 while SE Louisiana had 9 fouls. They also made 8 of 21 attempts from 3-point range. SE Louisiana finished the game shooting 25.0% from the free throw line by making 4 of 16 attempts. Moreover, SE Louisiana collected 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. SE Louisiana totaled 14 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Lamar allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the floor on 21 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Cardinals converted 5 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Lamar ended the game with a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and buried 8 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Rob Lee Jr. is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He saw the court for 29 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He scored 28 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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Lamar heads into this contest with a mark of 12-11 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Lamar is snagging 38.0 boards per contest and has racked up 353 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 98th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are shooting 34.6% on shots from downtown (171 of 494) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.2 points per outing (277th in college hoops) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On defense, the Cardinals are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They relinquish 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are 51st in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.1). The Cardinals defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (527 of 1,230) and they surrender 32.8 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 124th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 290 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks walked away with a victory by a final of 67-60 against McNeese State. In relation to rebounds, Stephen F. Austin permitted McNeese State to grab 31 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 22.2% from three-point range via 6 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Lumberjacks allowed McNeese State to convert 21 of their 61 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 34.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Lumberjacks went 21 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8%. In regard to shots from downtown, Stephen F. Austin converted 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. McNeese State had 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Lumberjacks to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Lumberjacks snagged 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this game.

Keon Thompson ended up being important for the Lumberjacks in the game. He made 6 of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and added 3 assists for this game.

Stephen F. Austin has a record of 20-3 for the campaign. The Lumberjacks are committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.2 times per contest (175th in the country) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. Stephen F. Austin has scored 1,792 pts for the year (77.9 per contest) and they average 38.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Lumberjacks are shooting 45.3% from the field, which ranks 176th in Division 1.

The Lumberjacks defensively are ranked 19th in the nation in PPG given up with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (35th in the nation). The Stephen F. Austin defense concedes 28.9% on shots from 3-point land (127 of 440) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.2 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 7th and 125th in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lamar

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