East Texas A&M vs. Houston Christian Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 23

The East Texas A&M Lions (11-18, 6-13 Southland) host the Houston Christian Huskies (10-18, 6-13 Southland) at Texas A&M-Commerce Field House, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, February 23, 2026. The Lions are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 138.5 points.

In its most recent game on Saturday, East Texas A&M suffered an 82-73 loss to Incarnate Word. Noah Pagotto scored a team-leading 26 points for East Texas A&M in the loss. Houston Christian is coming off of a 71-53 loss to Northwestern State in its most recent game on Saturday. Kylin Green scored a team-best 15 points for Houston Christian in the loss.

East Texas A&M vs. Houston Christian Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Texas A&M-Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas
• Spread favorite: East Texas A&M -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: East Texas A&M -153
• Moneyline underdog: Houston Christian +125
• Over/Under: 138.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: East Texas A&M vs. Houston Christian

• This season, East Texas A&M's games have gone over this matchup's 138.5-point total 17 times.
• In Houston Christian's 26 games this season, 16 finished with more combined points than Monday's over/under of 138.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 138.2 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than the total of 138.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams surrender a combined 147.6 points per game, 9.1 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average over/under for East Texas A&M's games is 145.6 points, 7.1 more than the total of 138.5 points set for this contest.
• Houston Christian's games have an average over/under of 140.2 points this season, 1.7 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: East Texas A&M vs. Houston Christian

• Against the spread, East Texas A&M is 13-14-0 this year.
• This season, the Lions have an ATS record of 3-2 in their five games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• Houston Christian has played 26 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• The Huskies are 6-11 ATS when underdogs by 2.5 points or more this season.
• East Texas A&M is 4-7 overall, and 4-7 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 2.5-point favorite or greater, East Texas A&M has one win ATS (1-2).
• Houston Christian is 2-13 overall, and 6-9 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: East Texas A&M vs. Houston Christian

• This season, East Texas A&M has won five out of the seven games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Lions have a record of 2-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -153 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from East Texas A&M, based on the moneyline, is 60.5%.
• Houston Christian has been victorious in three, or 15.8%, of the 19 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This year, the Huskies have won one of 16 games when listed as at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.
• Houston Christian has an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for East Texas A&M vs. Houston Christian

• Pick ATS: Houston Christian (+ 2.5)
• Pick OU: Over (138.5)
  
• Prediction: Houston Christian 71 - East Texas A&M 70