The Lamar Cardinals (9-9, 4-3 Southland) will look to stop a three-game losing streak when they hit the road to play the Nicholls State Colonels (11-7, 5-2 Southland) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at David R. Stopher Gymnasium as 4.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5 points.

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Nicholls State vs. Lamar betting lines

• Nicholls State moneyline odds to win: -189
• Lamar moneyline odds to win: +157
• Spread: Nicholls State (-4.5)
• Total: 141.5

Nicholls State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Nicholls State has done a better job covering the spread in away games (8-2-0) than it has at home (2-3-0).
• In terms of over/unders, the Colonels hit the over less often when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total zero times in five opportunities this season (0%). In away games, they have hit the over six times in 10 opportunities (60%).
• Nicholls State has performed worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 3-1, compared to going 1-0 in road games.

Recent trends

• The Colonels have been putting up 77.4 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly higher than the 74.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
• Nicholls State’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (72.3) is 2.7 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.6).
• While the Colonels are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7.4 per game) when compared to their season-long average (7.7), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.3% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 34% on the season).

Nicholls State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 8-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 7-3-0)
• O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 0-5-0; Away: 6-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-5)

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Lamar statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• This season, Lamar is 1-4-0 at home against the spread (.200 winning percentage). On the road, it is 6-2-0 ATS (.750).
• Looking at the over/under, Cardinals games have finished over two of five times at home (40%), and four of eight away (50%).
• The Cardinals, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (3-4) this season.

Recent trends

• The Cardinals are putting up 69 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 3.5 fewer points than their average for the season (72.5).
• Lamar has performed better defensively over its last 10 games, giving up 66.2 points per contest, 1.7 fewer points than its season average of 67.9 allowed.
• The Cardinals are sinking 0.4 fewer treys per contest over their previous 10 games (6.3) compared to their season average (6.7), but they are posting a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (35.4%) compared to their season mark (34.5%).

Lamar betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 6-2-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
• O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-4)