UT Rio Grande Valley vs Lamar Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The UTRGV Vaqueros and the Lamar Cardinals meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Montagne Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UTRGV vs. Lamar prediction.

UTRGV Recap

The UTRGV Vaqueros come into this game looking to bounce back from a 79-63 loss at the hands of Northwestern State last time out to fall to 13-10 on the year. After this game, UTRGV will head on the road again for a matchup with Stephen F. Austin.

Vaqueros Lose 6 Of Last 9

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 11.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG. K.T. Raimey has 10.3 PPG and DK Thorn’s added 12.1 PPG with 3.5 RPG. Howie Fleming Jr. has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Vaqueros on the glass and cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UTRGV so far this season. Trey Miller has 9.9 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead UTRGV in assists so far this season. As a team, UTRGV is averaging 78.3 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 32% from behind the arc, and 69.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros will win

• Texas–Rio Grande Valley has won seven of its last eight night games against Lamar.

Lamar Recap

The Lamar Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-79 loss to SE Louisiana last time out to fall to 13-10 as well on the year. After this game, Lamar will welcome Texas A&M-CC to town.

Cardinals Looking To Rebound After Having Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

Alexis Marmolejos leads the Cardinals in scoring with 15 PPG along with 3.3 RPG and 2.2 APG while Ja’Sean Jackson has 11.8 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department so far this season. Andrew Holifield has 10.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Lamar up to this point in the year. Adam Hamilton has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead Lamar on the glass while Cody Pennebaker has 7.9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2.1 APG up to this point in the year. As a team, Lamar is averaging 71.8 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three-point range, and 68.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Lamar Cardinals will win

• Lamar has won each of its last seven night games at Neches Arena following a road loss.
• Texas–Rio Grande Valley has lost seven of its last eight road games following a road loss.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Lamar’s last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Neches Arena have produced a total of 135 or fewer points.
• Four of Texas–Rio Grande Valley’s last five road night games against the Southland Conference have produced a total of 150+ points.

UTRGV vs. Lamar prediction

I’m on Lamar here. We’re just looking at two teams In different forms right now as Lamar may have lost their last game, but it was a nail-biter loss standing between them and a 5th straight win. UTRGV was a great cover team in the non-conference portion of their schedule, but the Vaqueros haven’t been able to hold that up into the meat and potatoes of conference play and we’re really seeing UTRGV struggle as of late. I think the struggles continue here as Lamar picks up the win and covers at home in this one.