Lamar vs. Northwestern State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 9

In a contest featuring one of the sputtering teams in college basketball, the Northwestern State Demons (6-18, 4-11 Southland) battle the Lamar Cardinals (12-12, 7-8 Southland) at Montagne Center on February 9, 2026. The Demons have lost seven in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 8.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 136.5 points.

Lamar is coming off of an 84-74 loss to SFA in its last game on Saturday. In Lamar's loss, Braden East led the way with a team-high 33 points (adding 10 rebounds and one assist). Northwestern State's most recent contest was a 52-48 loss to East Texas A&M on Saturday. Willie Williams' team-leading 10 points paced Northwestern State in the loss.

Lamar vs. Northwestern State Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas
• Spread favorite: Lamar -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lamar -446
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern State +340
• Over/Under: 136.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Lamar vs. Northwestern State

• This season, Lamar and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's over/under of 136.5 points 13 times.
• This season, 17 of Northwestern State's games have finished with a combined score higher than 136.5 points.
• The point total for the contest of 136.5 is 6.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cardinals (72.3) and Demons (70.4).
• The 143.8 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 7.3 more than the 136.5 over/under in this contest.
• Lamar has seen a 141.0 average over/under in its games this season, 4.5 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Northwestern State's games have an average over/under of 145.4 points this season, 8.9 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Lamar vs. Northwestern State

• Against the spread, Lamar is 12-10-0 this season.
• This season, the Cardinals have one ATS win in two games as a favorite of 8.5 points or more.
• Northwestern State has 12 wins against the spread in 22 games this season.
• The Demons have an against the spread record of 5-5 in their 10 games when underdogs by 8.5 points or more this season.
• Lamar is 5-5 against the spread, and 5-5 overall, at home.
• Lamar is winless ATS (0-1) as a 8.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Northwestern State is 8-6 against the spread, and 1-13 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Lamar vs. Northwestern State

• This season, Lamar has won eight out of the 13 games, or 61.5%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Cardinals have played as a favorite of -446 or more twice this season and won both games.
• Lamar has a 81.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Northwestern State has won in four, or 19%, of the 21 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Demons have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +340 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Northwestern State has an implied victory probability of 22.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.