UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 29

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5-6, 1-1 Southland) host the New Orleans Privateers (4-8, 1-1 Southland) at UTRGV Fieldhouse, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, December 29, 2025. The Vaqueros are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under in the matchup is set at 155.5.

UT Rio Grande Valley enters this matchup following a 109-51 win over Biblical Studies-Houston on Saturday. Marvin McGhee III's team-leading 15 points paced UT Rio Grande Valley in the victory. New Orleans fell in its most recent outing 99-57 against Houston on Saturday. New Orleans got a team-best 17 points from MJ Thomas in the loss.

UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
• Spread favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -194
• Moneyline underdog: New Orleans +160
• Over/Under: 155.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans

• UT Rio Grande Valley and its opponents have combined to exceed Monday's over/under of 155.5 points three times this season.
• Seven of New Orleans' games have ended with a combined score higher than 155.5 points this season.
• The Vaqueros average 77.8 points per game and the Privateers score 75.5, amounting to 2.2 points under the matchup's point total of 155.5.
• The 152.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 2.6 less than the 155.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in UT Rio Grande Valley's games is 7.6 fewer points than the over/under of 155.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 2.8 points lower than the average over/under in New Orleans' games this season (158.3 points).

Betting the Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans

• UT Rio Grande Valley has five wins against the spread in nine games this year.
• The Vaqueros have been favored by 4.5 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
• In New Orleans' 11 games this season, it has four wins against the spread.
• The Privateers have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more nine times this season and are 3-6 ATS in those games.
• UT Rio Grande Valley is winless ATS (0-1) as a 4.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• This year on the road, New Orleans is 3-6 against the spread and 2-7 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans

• UT Rio Grande Valley has entered the game as moneyline favorites three times this season and won twice.
• The Vaqueros have played as a favorite of -194 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The implied probability of a win from UT Rio Grande Valley, based on the moneyline, is 66%.
• New Orleans has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in nine games this year and has walked away with the win three times (33.3%) in those games.
• This season, the Privateers have come away with a win two times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +160 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that New Orleans has a 38.5% chance of pulling out a win.