Lamar vs. New Orleans betting: College basketball preview for January 13

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The New Orleans Privateers (2-14, 0-5 Southland) are heavy underdogs (+12.5) as they attempt to stop a seven-game road losing streak when they square off against the Lamar Cardinals (9-7, 4-1 Southland) on Monday, January 13, 2025 at Montagne Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 147.5 for the matchup.

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Lamar Cover -12.5 vs New Orleans -113

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Lamar vs. New Orleans betting lines

  • Lamar moneyline odds to win: -990
  • New Orleans moneyline odds to win: +640
  • Spread: Lamar (-12.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Lamar statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Lamar has done a better job covering the spread in away games (5-2-0) than it has in home games (1-3-0).
  • At home, the Cardinals eclipse the total 50% of the time (two of four games). They’ve hit the over in 42.9% of games on the road (three of seven contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Lamar has won a lower percentage of its games at home (.667) compared to road games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Cardinals have been racking up 71.7 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 73.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Lamar give up 4.0 fewer points per game (63.4) than its season-long average (67.4).
  • While the Cardinals are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (6.2 per game) compared to their season-long average (6.6), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.1% from deep over the last 10, 33.7% on the season).

Lamar betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (200th in nation) 41.7 (94th) 33.8 (113th) 30.0 (126th) 17.0 (35th) 11.9 (224th)

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New Orleans statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • New Orleans’ winning percentage against the spread at home is .000 (0-4-0). Away, it is .500 (5-5-0).
  • Privateers games have finished above the over/under less often at home (two times out of four) than on the road (six of 10) this year.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Privateers have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than away (1-9).

Recent trends

  • While the Privateers are posting 66.9 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, amassing 65.4 points per contest.
  • New Orleans has performed worse defensively in its past 10 games, giving up 90.2 points per contest, 3.8 more points than its season average of 86.4.
  • The Privateers are making 5.6 three-pointers per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.0). Additionally, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (28.6%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (29.4%).

New Orleans betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 5-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-13 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
38.8 (358th in nation) 47.9 (350th) 30.9 (279th) 38.9 (362nd) 11.8 (317th) 12.3 (263rd)
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