Lamar vs. SE Louisiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 2

In a game featuring one of the sputtering squads in college basketball, the SE Louisiana Lions (6-16, 3-10 Southland) face the Lamar Cardinals (11-11, 6-7 Southland) at Montagne Center on February 2, 2026. The Lions have lost two in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 5.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 133.5 points.

Lamar fell in its most recent matchup 64-63 against McNeese on Saturday. In the loss, Rob Lee Jr. led Lamar with 25 points. SE Louisiana's last outing on Saturday ended in an 85-58 loss to SFA. Jalen Forrest scored 15 points in SE Louisiana's loss, leading the team.

Lamar vs. SE Louisiana Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas
• Spread favorite: Lamar -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lamar -260
• Moneyline underdog: SE Louisiana +210
• Over/Under: 133.5 points

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

• This season, Lamar's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 133.5-point total 12 times.
• This season, 14 games SE Louisiana has played finished with a combined score higher than 133.5 points.
• The total for the contest of 133.5 is 3.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cardinals (72.2 points per game) and the Lions (65.0 points per game).
• The 139.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 5.6 more than the 133.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Lamar's games is 140.9 points, 7.4 more than the total of 133.5 points set for this contest.
• SE Louisiana's games have an average over/under of 135.3 points this season, 1.8 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Lamar vs. SE Louisiana

• Against the spread, Lamar is 11-9-0 this season.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 4-2 in their six games when favored by 5.5 points or more so far this season.
• SE Louisiana has 11 wins against the spread in 21 games this year.
• The Lions are 5-5 ATS when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
• At home this year, Lamar is 4-5 overall and 4-5 against the spread.
• At home, as a 5.5-point favorite or more, Lamar has two wins ATS (2-2).
• Away from home, SE Louisiana is 6-6 against the spread, and 1-11 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Lamar vs. SE Louisiana

• Lamar has been the moneyline favorite in 12 games this season and won seven (58.3%) of those contests.
• This season, the Cardinals have won four of their five games when favored by at least -260 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 72.2% chance of a victory for Lamar.
• SE Louisiana has won in three, or 18.8%, of the 16 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Lions have won all of their nine games in which they were named as at least a +210 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies SE Louisiana has a 32.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.