UT Rio Grande Valley vs Incarnate Word Prediction 1/20/25 College Basketball Picks

The UTRGV Vaqueros and the Incarnate Word Cardinals meet Monday in college basketball action from the McDermott Convention Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UTRGV vs. Incarnate Word Prediction.

UTRGV Recap

The UTRGV Vaqueros come into this game looking to bounce back from a 66-57 loss at the hands of Houston Christian last time out to drop to 11-7 on the year. After this game, UTRGV will head home for a matchup with McNeese.

Vaqueros Lose Third Straight On The Road

Hasan Abdul Hakim leads the Vaqueros in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 6.8 RPG and 2.9 APG in 12 games played so far this season while Cliff Davis has 12.2 PPG with 4.9 RPG. K.T. Raimey has 11.6 PPG and DK Thorn’s added 11.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UTRGV so far this season. Howie Fleming Jr. has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Vaqueros on the glass while Trey Miller has 9.2 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead UTRGV in assists so far this season. As a team, UTRGV is averaging 78.7 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 32.7% from behind the arc, and 67.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros will win

• Incarnate Word has lost seven of its last eight home games against the Southland Conference.
• Texas–Rio Grande Valley has won three of its last four games following a road loss.

Incarnate Word Recap

The Incarnate Word Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-63 loss at the hands of Texas A&M-CC last time out to fall to 9-9 on the year. After this game, Incarnate Word will head back out on the road for a game against SE Louisiana.

Cardinals Lose 4th In A Row

Davion Bailey leads the Cardinals in scoring with 17.4 PPG along with 3.1 RPG while Dylan Hayman has 14 PPG and 5 RPG as well on the year. Jalin Anderson has 12.8 PPG with a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department along with 3.1 RPG as well while Jordan Pyke has added 11.8 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Incarnate Word so far this season. Jayden Williams has added 5.8 PPG and 5.3 RPG up to this point in the year. As a team, Incarnate Word is averaging 76.8 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 38.5% from three, and 69.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Incarnate Word Cardinals will win

• Texas–Rio Grande Valley has lost each of its last seven road games following a road loss.
• The home team has won eight of Texas–Rio Grande Valley’s last nine games.

Total Points Facts

• Four of Incarnate Word’s last five home games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 142 or fewer points.

UTRGV vs. Incarnate Word Prediction

I’m leaning towards Incarnate Word here. I think we’re starting to see UTRGV run out of gas a little bit down the stretch, and I’m not holding Incarnate Word’s losing skid against them as this is still a decent Cardinals lineup that’s just hit a rough patch against some of the best in the Southland. UTRGV hasn’t been faring too well on the road as of late and I think Incarnate Word does enough to bag the win and cover in this game when all is said and done. Give me the Incarnate Word in this one.