The Lamar Cardinals (9-10, 3-5 SthLnd) will be at the Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center to go head-to-head against the UIW Cardinals (4-13, 1-5 SthLnd) in a SthLnd matchup. The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.
Lamar Cardinals at UIW Cardinals Betting Odds
Both teams were beaten in their last game. UIW was blown out by the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, 80-56, while Lamar was beaten by the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, 64-58.
Lamar had a much better turnover percentage (18.1 vs. 23.4) while UIW had an offensive rebounding percentage of 35.1 (above their season average of 28.2). Vincent Miszkiewicz had a good outing for UIW with 11 points and nine rebounds. V.J. Holmes, meanwhile had a solid performance for Lamar, recording 12 points and five rebounds.
Lamar dominated this series last year, winning both games. In the last contest, Lamar won 76-58. Lamar had more offensive rebounds (15 vs. 5), defensive rebounds (20 vs. 19) and total rebounds (35 vs. 24) than UIW. This will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams.
Lamar Cardinals at UIW Cardinals Pick
Free Pick: SU Winner – UIW, ATS Winner – UIW, O/U – Under
Betting Notes:
- Lamar ranks 109th in rebounds per game (36.9) while UIW ranks 244th in rebounds allowed per game (38.2).
- Lamar averages 13.0 assists per game, which ranks 138th in the country. UIW ranks 221st in assists allowed per game (15.1).
- UIW ranks 232nd in three pointers attempted per game (19.0) while Lamar ranks 269th (17.5).
- Lamar ranks 25th in blocks per game (4.9) while UIW ranks 156th (2.5).
- Lamar averages 9.8 steals per game, which ranks eighth in the NCAA. UIW ranks 105th in steals allowed per game (6.4).
Bettings Trends:
- UIW’s average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 11.8, up from 7.9 for the season.
- During their last five games, Lamar has scored an average of 69.8 points per game (0.4 below their season average) and allowed an average of 74.2 points per game (6.7 above their season average).
