SE Louisiana vs Incarnate Word Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The SE Louisiana Lions and the Incarnate Word Cardinals meet Monday in college basketball action from the McDermott Convocation Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a SE Louisiana vs. Incarnate Word prediction.

SE Louisiana Recap

The SE Louisiana Lions come into this game looking to build on their 81-79 win over Lamar last time out to improve to 14-9 overall this season. After this game, SE Louisiana will head on the road for a game against Houston Christian.

Lions Win Back-To-Back Games & 8 Of Last 9

Sam Hines Jr. leads the Lions in scoring and rebounding with 16.6 PPG along with 6.3 RPG and 2.1 APG while Jakevion Buckley has 13.1 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Lions in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jeremy Elyzee has 10 PPG with 4.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for SE Louisiana on the year while Kam Burton has 7.5 PPG with 2 RPG and Brody Rowbury has 7.6 PPG with 5.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, SE Louisiana is averaging 72.6 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three, and 75.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Southeastern Louisiana Lions will win

• Southeastern Louisiana has won eight of its last nine games.
• Incarnate Word has lost eight of its last 10 home games against the Southland Conference.

Incarnate Word Recap

The Incarnate Word Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from a 67-65 loss at the hands of McNeese in their last matchup. After this game, Incarnate Word will welcome New Orleans to town.

Cardinals Looking To Rebound After Losing 7th In Last 9

Davion Bailey leads the Cardinals in scoring with 17.2 PPG along with 3 RPG while Dylan Hayman has 13.3 PPG and 5.1 RPG as well on the year. Jalin Anderson has 14.3 PPG with a team-high 5.3 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department along with 3.2 RPG as well while Jordan Pyke has added 11.7 PPG with 5.7 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Incarnate Word so far this season. Jayden Williams has added 5.7 PPG and 4.9 RPG up to this point in the year. As a team, Incarnate Word is averaging 75.5 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 37.5% from three, and 68.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Incarnate Word Cardinals will win

• Incarnate Word has won seven of its last nine day games at Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center.

Total Points Facts

• Nine of Southeastern Louisiana’s last 10 day games against the Southland Conference have produced a total of 144+ points.
• Each of the last five day games between Southeastern Louisiana and Incarnate Word have produced a total of 146+ points.

SE Louisiana vs. Incarnate Word Prediction

I’m with SE Louisiana here. I just think this is the classic case of two teams heading in different directions, and I’m not stepping in front of SE Louisiana when the Cardinals are the alternative, even at home. The Lions for my money are the far better team here and I’m not reading too much into Incarnate’s close game against McNeese. I think the Lions go on the road and get the job done in this one so I’ll side with SE Louisiana in this one.