Northwestern State vs Lamar Prediction 2/17/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Lamar Cardinals and the Northwestern State Demons meet Monday in college basketball action from the Prather Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Northwestern State vs Lamar Prediction.

Lamar Recap

The Lamar Cardinals come into this game looking to add on to their 65-55 win over East Texas A&M last time out to improve to 16-10 on the year. After this game, Lamar will head on the road for a game against Houston Christian.

Cardinals Win Third In A Row

Alexis Marmolejos leads the Cardinals in scoring with 15 PPG along with 3.2 RPG and 2.2 APG while Ja’Sean Jackson has 11.6 PPG with 2.4 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department so far this season. Andrew Holifield has 10.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Lamar up to this point in the year. Adam Hamilton has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead Lamar on the glass while Cody Pennebaker has 7.9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2 APG up to this point in the year. As a team, Lamar is averaging 72 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three-point range, and 68.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Lamar Cardinals will win

• Lamar has won seven of its last eight games.
• Northwestern State has lost 22 of its last 29 night games.

Northwestern State Recap

The Northwestern State Demons come into this game looking to bounce back from a 70-68 loss at the hands of Stephen F. Austin last time out. After this game, Northwestern State will head on the road and take on New Orleans.

Demons Looking To Find Some Consistency

Addison Patterson leads the Demons in scoring and assists with 12.9 PPG and 3.4 APG along with 5.6 RPG while Jon Sanders II has 10 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 2.3 APG as well. Micah Thomas has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Northwestern State while Willie Williams has added 6.5 PPG and 7.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northwestern State is averaging 69.3 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 33.4% from behind the arc, and 70.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Northwestern State Demons will win

• The home team has won three of Lamar’s last four games.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of Northwestern State’s last eight home games have produced a total of 134+ points.
• Thirteen of Lamar’s last 17 road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 133+ points.

Northwestern State vs Lamar Prediction

I’m backing Lamar in this game. I think Lamar is the better team in better form and the Cardinals have arguably the best defense in the Southland this season. Northwestern State has been struggling to put together consistent performances and I think the Cardinals catching points in this game is where I want to be so give me Lamar in this one.