New Orleans vs. East Texas A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 5

The New Orleans Privateers (5-10, 2-3 Southland) host the East Texas A&M Lions (6-9, 1-4 Southland) at Lakefront Arena, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, January 5, 2026. The Lions are 7.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 150.5 points.

New Orleans is coming off of a 74-68 loss to Northwestern State in its most recent outing on Saturday. Jakevion Buckley scored a team-leading 17 points for New Orleans in the loss. East Texas A&M heads into this game following an 80-58 loss to Nicholls State on Saturday. Josh Taylor's team-leading 17 points paced East Texas A&M in the loss.

New Orleans vs. East Texas A&M Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: New Orleans -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: New Orleans -337
• Moneyline underdog: East Texas A&M +267
• Over/Under: 150.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: New Orleans vs. East Texas A&M

• New Orleans and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Monday's over/under of 150.5 points 11 times this season.
• This season, four of East Texas A&M's games have ended with a combined score higher than 150.5 points.
• The Privateers average 75.2 points per game and the Lions score 73.0, amounting to 2.3 points under the game's total of 150.5.
• This game's point total is 7.3 fewer points than the 157.8 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, New Orleans has seen a 156.5-point over/under in its games this season, 6.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 1.0 point more than the average over/under in East Texas A&M's games this season (149.5 points).

Betting the Spread: New Orleans vs. East Texas A&M

• New Orleans has five wins against the spread in 14 games this year.
• Against the spread, East Texas A&M is 7-6-0 this year.
• The Lions are 3-4 ATS when underdogs by 7.5 points or more this year.
• This year away from home, East Texas A&M is 5-4 against the spread and 2-7 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: New Orleans vs. East Texas A&M

• New Orleans has lost both games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
• The Privateers have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -337.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 77.1% chance of a victory for New Orleans.
• East Texas A&M has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in nine games this year and has walked away with the win one time (11.1%) in those games.
• This season, the Lions have been a moneyline underdog of -337 or more five times, losing every contest.
• East Texas A&M has an implied victory probability of 27.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for New Orleans vs. East Texas A&M

• Pick ATS: East Texas A&M (+ 7.5)
• Pick OU: Under (150.5)
  
• Prediction: New Orleans 75 - East Texas A&M 71