Lamar Cardinals vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (9-12) will take on the Lamar Cardinals (12-9) at William R. Johnson Coliseum on Saturday.

The Lamar Cardinals took the court against Northwestern State and notched a win by a score of 69-59 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 22 while Northwestern State totaled 21 fouls. They also made 5 of their 15 attempts from downtown. Northwestern State finished 53.8% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 26 tries. Additionally, Northwestern State pulled down 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Northwestern State dished out 9 dimes and had 1 steal for the contest. With respect to defense, Lamar allowed the other team to shoot 34.5% from the floor on 20 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals buried 17 of their 26 shots for a rate of 65.4%. Lamar finished the game having earned a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 out of 60) and converted 10 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Alexis Marmolejos is one guy who played a role for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 30.8% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 28 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He walked away with 14 points on 4 out of 13 shooting.

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Lamar steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 12-9 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Lamar is pulling down 38.7 boards per game and has totaled 337 assists for the year, which is 54th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Cardinals are shooting 35.3% on 3-pointers (147 of 416) and 67.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.0 pts per game (248th in the nation) while connecting on 43.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They concede 31.3% from beyond the arc and they are 63rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (67.3). The Cardinals defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.9% (499 of 1,220) and they relinquish 36.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 203rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 277 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks walked away with a victory by a final of 79-72 when they played East Texas A&M. The Lumberjacks snagged 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. East Texas A&M was called for 10 personal fouls in the game which took the Lumberjacks to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Stephen F. Austin converted 12 out of their 22 tries (54.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Lumberjacks finished the game shooting 29 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. The Lumberjacks permitted East Texas A&M to knock down 28 of their 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 49.1% in this contest. They finished 44.0% from beyond the arc via 11 out of 25 and finished the game at 5 of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of team rebounding, Stephen F. Austin allowed East Texas A&M to collect 24 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Kyle Hayman was important for the Lumberjacks for this game. He scored 21 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest. He made 8 of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Stephen F. Austin has a win-loss record of 9-12 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Lumberjacks are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which is 308th in college hoops. Stephen F. Austin has earned 1,355 pts for the campaign (64.5 per game) and they collect 38.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.1 times per contest (300th in the country) and they turn it over 17.0 times per contest. The Lumberjacks are committing 17.6 fouls per game while shooting 60.4% from the free throw line.

The Lumberjacks on defense are ranked 30th in college hoops in points given up per game with 64.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (32nd in D-1). The Stephen F. Austin defense concedes 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 448) and opponents are making 66.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.8 dimes and 34.5 boards per contest, which is 77th and 189th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lamar

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