UL Monroe (6-19) vs Texas State (12-13)
February 13, 2025 at 07:30 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: UL Monroe +7.5 — Over/Under: 142.5
The Texas State Bobcats and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Fant-Ewing Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas State vs. Troy prediction.
Texas State Recap
The Texas State Bobcats come into this game looking to bounce back from an 85-70 loss at the hands of Central Michigan last time out. After this game, Texas State will head on the road again for a matchup with South Alabama.
Bobcats Lose 5th In A Row
Tylan Pope leads the Bobcats in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 6.1 RPG while Tyrel Morgan has 14.4 PPG with 6.8 RPG and 2.6 APG in 16 games played so far this season. Kaden Gumbs has 12 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Bobcats in the assist department up to this point in the year. Coleton Benson has 9.6 PPG in 17 games played while Joshua O’Garro has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Bobcats in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Texas State is averaging 75.9 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 37.2% from three-point range, and 76.5% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Texas State Bobcats will win
- Louisiana-Monroe has lost 14 of its last 16 games against the Sun Belt Conference.
- Texas State has won 10 of its last 12 games against Louisiana-Monroe.
Louisiana-Monroe Recap
The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks come into this game looking to rebound from a 97-64 loss to Georgia State in their last game to fall to 6-19 on the year. After this game, Louisiana-Monroe will welcome Southern Miss to town.
Warhawks Lose 8 Of Last 10
Jalen Bolden leads the Warhawks in scoring with 12.4 PPG and 6.4 RPG along with 2.8 APG while Coltie Young has 12.1 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Tyreese Watson has 10.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Warhawks in the assist department and to cap off the scoring in double figures for Louisiana-Monroe up to this point in the year. Makai Willis also has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Warhawks in rebounding while Jacob Wilson has 9.5 PPG with 3.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Louisiana Monroe is averaging 68.6 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three, and 70% from the foul line this season.
Why the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks will win
- Texas State has lost each of its last five games.
- Louisiana-Monroe has won four of its last five night games against the Sun Belt Conference at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last 13 games between Texas State and Louisiana-Monroe have produced a total of 136 or fewer points.
- Each of Texas State’s last six games at Fant-Ewing Coliseum has produced a total of 132 or fewer points.
Texas State vs. Louisiana-Monroe Prediction
I’m leaning towards Texas State. Normally I don’t like laying these kinds of numbers with teams in the same kind of form as Texas State, but the problem for the Warhawks here is that ULM is one of the worst defensive units in the conference and Texas State has a bunch of different ways to put up points on the board. The Warhawks don’t have that luxury, and we’ve seen ULM really struggle in terms of offensive efficiency this season in conference play and I don’t think that ULM is in a position to take advantage of Texas State’s weaknesses on the defensive end of the floor. I’ll lay the points with Texas State here.