Lamar vs. East Texas A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 31

The Lamar Cardinals (6-6, 1-2 Southland) visit the East Texas A&M Lions (6-7, 1-2 Southland) at Texas A&M-Commerce Field House, tipping off at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The Lions are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 143.5.

Lamar is coming off of a 76-61 win over Northwestern State in its most recent game on Monday. Rob Lee Jr.'s team-leading 19 points paced Lamar in the win. East Texas A&M's last game on Monday ended in a 75-48 loss to SFA. Vinny Sigona scored a team-high 13 points for East Texas A&M in the loss.

Lamar vs. East Texas A&M Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Texas A&M-Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas
• Spread favorite: Lamar -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lamar -143
• Moneyline underdog: East Texas A&M +119
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Lamar vs. East Texas A&M

• This season, five of Lamar's 10 games have gone over Wednesday's total of 143.5 points.
• Four of East Texas A&M's games have finished with a combined score higher than 143.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the contest of 143.5 is 4.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cardinals (73.2 points per game) and the Lions (75.0 points per game).
• The 145.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 1.6 more than the 143.5-point over/under in this contest.
• Lamar has seen a 141.4 average over/under in its games this season, 2.1 less than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 8.3 points separates the average over/under in East Texas A&M's games (151.8 points) and this game's over/under (143.5).

Betting the Spread: Lamar vs. East Texas A&M

• Lamar has played 10 games, with four wins against the spread.
• The Cardinals have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 2.5 points or more (in six chances).
• East Texas A&M has played 11 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Lions have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more eight times and are 4-4 ATS in those matchups.
• At home, East Texas A&M is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 2.5-point underdog or more.
• Lamar is 4-1 against the spread, and 3-2 overall, on the road.
• Away from home, Lamar is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as 2.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Lamar vs. East Texas A&M

• This season, Lamar has been moneyline favorites six times and won three of those games.
• This season, the Cardinals have won three of their six games when favored by at least -143 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.8% chance of a victory for Lamar.
• East Texas A&M has been victorious in one of the seven contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Lions have come away with a win one time in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +119 or longer on the moneyline.
• East Texas A&M has an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.