Lamar vs Houston Baptist College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/10/21

The Houston Baptist Huskies and Lamar Cardinals meet Wednesday in the college basketball Southland Second Round at the Leonard E. Merrell Center.

The Houston Baptist Huskies look for another win after beating Incarnate Word on Tuesday. The Houston Baptist Huskies are averaging 71.5 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 81.6 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Pedro Castro is averaging 14.2 points and 7.2 rebounds while Za-Ontay Boothman is averaging 11 points and 2.2 rebounds. Darius Lee is dishing 0.7 assists and Hunter Janacek is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Houston Baptist Huskies are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Baptist Huskies are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.

The Lamar Cardinals look for a win to build on their four game winning streak. The Lamar Cardinals are averaging 65.6 points on 40.7 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Davion Buster is averaging 15.1 points and 1.5 assists while Kasen Harrison is averaging 12.8 points and 2.5 rebounds. Avery Sullivan is the third double-digit scorer and Anderson Kopp is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Lamar Cardinals are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The Lamar Cardinals are allowing 38.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game.

The Huskies are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 Wednesday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Cardinals are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 Wednesday games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 24-9 in Huskies last 33 games following a ATS win. The under is 9-3 in Cardinals last 12 Wednesday games.

The Lamar Cardinals not only have the rest advantage, but they’re simply playing the better ball right now, winning their last five games by an average of 9.8 points while allowing 39.4 percent shooting from the filed. While the Houston Baptist Huskies won yesterday, they’re still losing their last five games by an average of 9.4 points while shooting 40.5 percent from the field. I’ll take Lamar and the reasonable chalk.