Lamar vs Tarleton State 1/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Tarleton State Texans (8-13) vs. Lamar Cardinals (2-17)
January 26, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Lamar Cardinals +6.5 / Tarleton State Texans -6.5; Over/Under: -128.5
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The Tarleton Texans and the Lamar Cardinals meet in college basketball action from the Montagne Center on Wednesday night.
The Tarleton Texans will look to build on their current four-game winning streak after a 76-68 loss to Seattle in their last game. Montre Gipson leads the Texans in scoring and assists with 15.4 PPG and 2.9 APG with 4.6 RPG while Tahj Small has 14.9 PPG with 5.8 RPG to lead the Texans on the glass and Freddy Hicks has 11.2 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Tarleton so far this season. As a team, Tarleton is averaging 65.1 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 29% from three and 74.9% from the foul line while allowing 66.8 PPG on 45% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.
The Lamar Cardinals will try to snap their lengthy losing streak after a 58-41 road loss to Utah Valley last time out. C.J. Roberts leads the Cardinals with 13.7 and 2.3 APG while Jordyn Adams has 12.9 PPG and Davion Buster has 11.9 PPG as well this season. Kasen Harrison has 9.9 PPG with 2.8 APG while Lincoln Smith has a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Cardinals on the glass and Ellis Jefferson has a team-high 2.6 APG. As a team, Lamar is averaging 55.9 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 69.5% from the foul line while allowing 65.1 PPG on 45% shooting from the field and 36.4% from three this season.
Tarleton is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss. Lamar is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
I get the case to be made either way here, but these are two teams that are struggling offensively in a major way right now, with Tarleton putting up just over 58 PPG on the road and Lamar scoring just over 54 PPG at home this season. I could see this being a game that struggles to get to first to 60, so give me the under here.
