Northwestern State vs Lamar Prediction 1/27/25 College Basketball Picks

The Northwestern State Demons and the Lamar Cardinals meet Monday in college basketball action from the Stopher Gymnasium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Northwestern State vs. Lamar Prediction.

Northwestern State Recap

The Northwestern State Demons come into this game looking to build off of a 57-54 win over Stephen F. Austin last time out to improve to 9-10 on the year. After this game, Northwestern State will head on the road again to take on East Texas A&M.

Demons Win Back-To-Back Games

Addison Patterson leads the Demons in scoring and assists with 13.2 PPG and 3.3 APG along with 5.8 RPG while Jon Sanders II has 10.1 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 2.5 APG as well. Micah Thomas has 10.6 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Northwestern State while Willie Williams has added 6.5 PPG and 7.2 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northwestern State is averaging 70.8 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 34% from behind the arc, and 71.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Northwestern State Demons will win

• Northwestern State has won each of its last three road games after coming off overtime.
• Lamar has lost six of its last eight games following an overtime win.

Lamar Recap

The Lamar Cardinals come into this game looking to build on a 61-58 win over East Texas A&M to improve to 11-9 on the year. After this game, Lamar will take on Stephen F. Austin and SE Louisiana.

Cardinals Win Back-To-Back Games

Alexis Marmolejos leads the Cardinals in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 3.2 RPG and 2.3 APG while Ja’Sean Jackson has 11.7 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department so far this season. Andrew Holifield has 10.8 PPG with 6.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Lamar up to this point in the year. Adam Hamilton has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead Lamar on the glass while Cody Pennebaker has 8.1 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.2 APG up to this point in the year. As a team, Lamar is averaging 72.2 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three-point range, and 68.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Lamar Cardinals will win

• Northwestern State has lost each of its last nine Monday road games against the Southland Conference.
• Lamar has won four of its last five games at Neches Arena after coming off overtime.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Northwestern State’s last 16 road night games against the Southland Conference has produced a total of 133+ points.
• Each of the last four games between Northwestern State and Lamar has produced a total of 140+ points.

Northwestern State vs. Lamar Prediction

I’m on Lamar in this one. I just feel Lamar’s strength matches up well with Northwestern State here, as the Cardinals shoot well from behind the arc and that’s the weakness of this Northwestern State defense. Lamar has been stellar defensively, especially on the perimeter, and this Northwestern State offense needs to get to the foul line to succeed but Lamar does a solid job of limiting opponent free throws. I think Lamar’s defense is the difference here so I’ll back the Cardinals at home here.