The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros and Sam Houston State Bearkats meet Monday in college basketball action at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Sam Houston State Bearkats look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are averaging 72.3 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 77.3 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Justin Johnson is averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds, while Ricky Nelson is averaging 11.3 points and 4.6 assists. Marek Nelson is the third double-digit scorer and LaQuan Butler is grabbing 1.2 rebounds. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 67.6 percent from the free throw line. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are allowing 28.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.
The Sam Houston State Bearkats are averaging 72.6 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 66.3 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Savion Flagg is averaging 19.2 points and 7.9 rebounds, while Demarkus Lampley is averaging 11.6 points and 2.4 rebounds. Jaden Ray is grabbing 2.1 rebounds and Tristan Ikpe is dishing 2.4 assists. The Sam Houston State Bearkats are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 55.3 percent from the free throw line. The Sam Houston State Bearkats are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
The Vaqueros are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bearkats are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Vaqueros last 7 road games. The over is 5-2 in Bearkats last 7 overall.
The UTRGV Vaqueros are a bad basketball team at both ends of the floor, they’ve looked rough any time playing even a decent team, and they haven’t played a game since December 17. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are sure to be a rusty, bad team in this spot. The Sam Houston State Bearkats aren’t world beaters, but they’ll have the best player on the floor here, and they’ve comfortably won most of the games they’re supposed to win. I’ll lay the chalk with the Bearkats.