Lamar vs. Omaha Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 20

The Lamar Cardinals (5-5) host the Omaha Mavericks (6-7) at Montagne Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 20, 2025. The Mavericks are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under in the matchup is set at 140.5.

Lamar is coming off of an 83-72 loss to UT Rio Grande Valley in its most recent game on Tuesday. Andrew Holifield's team-leading 24 points paced Lamar in the loss. Omaha's most recent outing on Tuesday ended in a 105-58 win over York (NE). Lance Waddles put up 25 points, seven rebounds and one assist for Omaha.

Lamar vs. Omaha Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas
• Spread favorite: Lamar -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lamar -295
• Moneyline underdog: Omaha +235
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

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

• This season, Lamar and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 140.5 points five times.
• In Omaha's nine games this season, seven finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 140.5.
• The over/under for the contest of 140.5 is 9.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cardinals (72.0 points per game) and the Mavericks (78.2 points per game).
• The 144.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 3.8 more than the 140.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Lamar's games is 1.2 fewer points than the over/under of 140.5 in this matchup.
• Omaha's games have an average over/under of 155.2 points this season, 14.7 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Lamar vs. Omaha

• Lamar has three wins against the spread in eight games this year.
• The Cardinals have been favored by 6.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Omaha has covered the spread twice this season.
• The Mavericks have been underdogs by 6.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread once.
• At home this season, Lamar is winless against the spread, and 1-2 overall.
• At home, Lamar is winless ATS (0-1) as a 6.5-point favorite or greater.
• Omaha has two wins against the spread, and are 1-4 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Lamar vs. Omaha

• This season, Lamar has won two out of the four games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Cardinals have played as a favorite of -295 or more twice this season and won both games.
• The implied probability of a win from Lamar, based on the moneyline, is 74.7%.
• Omaha has won in one of the eight contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Mavericks have a mark of 1-2 in contests where bookmakers give them odds of +235 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Omaha has a 29.9% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Lamar vs. Omaha

• Pick ATS: Lamar (- 6.5)
• Pick OU: Under (140.5)
  
• Prediction: Lamar 70 - Omaha 62