Saturday's contest features the Lamar Cardinals (15-13, 9-6 Southland) and the Northwestern State Demons (9-19, 7-8 Southland) matching up at Prather Coliseum (on March 2) at 4:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 76-73 victory for Lamar, who is slightly favored based on our model.
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Northwestern State vs. Lamar Odds
| Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | 0 | +0 |
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Northwestern State vs. Lamar Prediction
- Prediction: Lamar 76, Northwestern State 73
Northwestern State Betting Info
- The Demons have nine wins against the spread in 15 conference games this season.
- The Demons have played 15 Southland games this year, and six of them have gone over the total.
Northwestern State's Top Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Davis | 27 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Ryan Forrest | 10 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Braelon Bush | 27 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Chase Forte | 28 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Justin Wilson | 28 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
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Lamar Betting Info
- The Cardinals' Southland record against the spread is 10-5-0.
- The Cardinals have seen seven of their 15 Southland games go over the point total.
Lamar's Top Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Anderson | 28 | 12.4 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Chris Pryor | 28 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| BB Knight | 28 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Adam Hamilton | 27 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Cody Pennebaker | 28 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Northwestern State vs. Lamar Scoring Insights
- The Demons put up only 3.6 fewer points than the Cardinals concede (74.1).
- Northwestern State is 5-0 versus the spread and 6-1 overall when scoring more than 74.1.
- Lamar is 7-0 against the spread and has an 8-1 record overall when conceding less than 70.5 points.
- The Cardinals' 78.9 points per game are just 2.9 more than the Demons concede.
- Lamar is 10-2 versus the spread and 11-3 overall when scoring over 76.0 points.
- Northwestern State is 11-5 against the spread and 9-9 overall when it has given up fewer than 78.9 points.
- The Demons have been outscored by 153 points this year (5.5 points per game), while the Cardinals have scored 135 more points than their opponents (4.8 per game).
Northwestern State vs. Lamar Rankings
| Northwestern State Rank | Northwestern State AVG | Lamar AVG | Lamar Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272nd | 70.5 | Points Scored | 78.9 | 57th |
| 296th | 76.0 | Points Allowed | 74.1 | 247th |
| 297th | 33.3 | Rebounds | 38.3 | 53rd |
| 114th | 9.4 | Off. Rebounds | 10.9 | 32nd |
| 243rd | 6.8 | 3pt Made | 7.7 | 154th |
| 297th | 11.6 | Assists | 16.6 | 24th |
| 302nd | 12.6 | Turnovers | 12.3 | 278th |
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