Stephen F. Austin vs Lamar 1/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Lamar Cardinals will travel to William R. Johnson Coliseum to take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Lamar Cardinals lost their 6^th straight game and dropped to 2-14 on the season after being defeated by the Chicago State Cougars, 67-56, this past Saturday. Lamar had no answers on either end of the court for Chicago State and could not fight back after the Cougars took a 55-45 lead with 6:22 left in regulation. Lamar shot just 31.1% from the field & 31.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Chicago State to shoot 50.0% from the field & 56.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Cardinals was Kasen Harrison who had 16 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Lamar is averaging 62.4 ppg on 40.9% shooting from the field. The Cardinals are averaging 6.2 three-pointers per game on 32.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Lamar has been led by C.J. Roberts (13.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg), Davion Buster (12.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.7 spg), Kasen Harrison (10.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.3 apg), & Lincoln Smith (5.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg).

Defensively, Lamar is allowing their opponents to an average of 72.1 ppg on 45.6% shooting from the field. The Cardinals have a rebound margin of -0.3 and a turnover margin of -2.4.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks dropped to 10-6 on the season after being defeated by the Sam Houston Bearkats, 49-41, this past Saturday. Stephen F. Austin could not get anything going on the offensive end against Sam Houston and could not fight back after the Bearkats took a 42-37 lead with 2:26 left in regulation. Stephen F. Austin shot 26.3% from the field & 12.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Sam Houston to shoot 32.7% from the field & 26.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Lumberjacks was Gavin Kensmil who had 13 points, 8 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Stephen F. Austin is averaging 74.4 ppg on 47.3% shooting from the field. The Lumberjacks are averaging 6.4 three-pointers per game on 34.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Stephen F. Austin has been led by Gavin Kensmil (14.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 spg), Roti Ware (11.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.2 spg), David Kachelries (11.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.3 spg), & Sadaidriene Hall (10.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.3 bpg).

Defensviely, Stephen F. Austin is allowing their opponents to average 70.0 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Lumberjacks have a rebound margin of 2.4 and a turnover margin of 0.6.

The Cardinals are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Monday games, however, are just 4-9-1 ATS overall on the season. The Lumberjacks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 5-7 ATS overall on the season.

Lamar has struggled on both ends of the court this season and come into this game ranked 327^th in scoring offense, 309^th in FG%, & 255^th in scoring defense. Stephen F. Austin has been led by their offense which ranks 125^th in scoring offense, 43^rd in FG%, & 131^st in 3P-FG%, however, the defense has been below average and come into this matchup ranked just t-207^th in scoring defense & 216^th in defensive FG%.

Stephen F. Austin is coming off a disappointing loss at Sam Houston, however, this is still a very good team that should be able to bounce back against a Lamar team that is 0-10 on the road. This is a large spread, however, as I just don’t see the Cardinals scoring more than 50 points in this one, I think the Lumberjacks do enough on the offensive end to cover this large spread. Good Luck!