Lamar vs. New Orleans Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 19

The Lamar Cardinals (10-8, 5-4 Southland) visit the New Orleans Privateers (7-12, 4-5 Southland) at Lakefront Arena, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, January 19, 2026. The Cardinals are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 144.5 points.

Last time out, Lamar won on Saturday 90-80 over Nicholls State. In Lamar's win, Rob Lee Jr. led the way with a team-high 20 points (adding five rebounds and three assists). New Orleans' last outing on Saturday ended in an 84-79 loss to SFA. New Orleans got a team-leading 24 points from Jakevion Buckley in the loss.

Lamar vs. New Orleans Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 19, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Lamar -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lamar -118
• Moneyline underdog: New Orleans -102
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Lamar vs. New Orleans

• This season, Lamar and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's over/under of 144.5 points seven times.
• There have been 16 New Orleans games that ended with a combined score higher than 144.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 147.5 points per game, 3.0 points more than the total of 144.5 for this matchup.
• The 148.4 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 3.9 more than the 144.5-point over/under in this contest.
• Lamar has seen a 138.7 average over/under in its games this season, 5.8 less than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 12.8 points lower than the average over/under in New Orleans' games this season (157.3 points).

Betting the Spread: Lamar vs. New Orleans

• Lamar has nine wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
• The Cardinals have been favored by 1.5 points or more 10 times this season and are 5-5 ATS in those matchups.
• In New Orleans' 18 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This season, the Privateers have an against-the-spread record of 7-7 in their 14 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• New Orleans is 2-3 overall, and 3-2 against the spread, at home.
• New Orleans has one win ATS (1-2) as a 1.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• This season on the road, Lamar is 7-2 against the spread and 5-4 overall.
• Lamar is 3-1 ATS as 1.5-point favorites or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Lamar vs. New Orleans

• This season, Lamar has won six out of the 10 games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Cardinals have a record of 6-4, a 60% win rate, when favored by -118 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Lamar has a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New Orleans has won in five, or 38.5%, of the 13 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This year, the Privateers have won five of 13 games when listed as at least -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 50.5% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Lamar vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: New Orleans (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (144.5)
  
• Prediction: New Orleans 71 - Lamar 68