UT Rio Grande Valley vs Stephen F. Austin Prediction 2/10/25 College Basketball Picks

The UTRGV Vaqueros and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks meet on Monday in college basketball action from the William R. Johnson Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UTRGV vs. Stephen F. Austin Prediction.

UTRGV Recap

The UTRGV Vaqueros come into this game looking to bounce back from a 70-68 loss to Lamar last time out to sit at 13-11 on the year. After this game, UTRGV will head home for a game against Houston Christian.

Vaqueros Lose Back-To-Back Games

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 4.6 RPG. K.T. Raimey has 10.4 PPG and DK Thorn’s added 12 PPG with 3.6 RPG. Howie Fleming Jr. has 11 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG and 2.4 APG 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 9.6 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead UTRGV in assists so far this season. As a team, UTRGV is averaging 77.2 PPG on 44.1% 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 three of its last four night games following a road loss.

Stephen F. Austin Recap

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks come into this game looking to add to their 78-64 win over Texas A&M-CC last time out to improve to 11-13 on the year. After this game, Stephen F. Austin will head on the road for a game against Northwestern State.

Lumberjacks Pick Up Back-To-Back Wins

Keon Thompson has 13 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 3.8 APG in 16 games played so far this season while Matt Hayman has 12.9 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.4 APG. Nana Antwi-Boasiako has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Lumberjacks on the glass and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Stephen F. Austin so far this season. Chrishawn Christmas also has 7.3 PPG with 5.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Stephen F. Austin is averaging 66 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 28.1% from three, and 61.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks will win

• Stephen F. Austin has won 64 of its last 71 night games against the Southland Conference at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
• Texas–Rio Grande Valley has lost eight of its last nine road games following a road loss.

Total Points Facts

• Six of Texas–Rio Grande Valley’s last seven road night games against the Southland Conference have produced a total of 142+ points.
• Sixteen of Stephen F. Austin’s last 20 games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.

UTRGV vs. Stephen F. Austin Prediction

I’m leaning toward Stephen F. Austin here. I just think if I were to back UTRGV here, I’d need a few more points with the Vaqueros as UTRGV isn’t winning games or covering point spreads at as high of a rate as they were earlier this season. I haven’t been high on Stephen F. Austin at all this season, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t noticed what they’ve done in some of their recent outings, and acknowledged that maybe this team is starting to put it together. If this line was closer to 5.5 or 6, maybe I’m on the other side, but at this number, I have to roll with Stephen F. Austin here.