UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 19

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (7-11, 3-6 Southland) host the SE Louisiana Lions (5-13, 2-7 Southland) at UTRGV Fieldhouse, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, January 19, 2026. The Vaqueros are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is 135.5 for the matchup.

In its last time out, UT Rio Grande Valley won on Saturday 79-76 over McNeese. Marvin McGhee III put up 17 points, seven rebounds and one assist for UT Rio Grande Valley. SE Louisiana enters this matchup after a 68-56 loss to Texas A&M-CC on Saturday. Isaiah Gaines scored a team-high 18 points for SE Louisiana in the loss.

UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 19, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
• Spread favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -210
• Moneyline underdog: SE Louisiana +173
• Over/Under: 135.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana

• A total of 11 of UT Rio Grande Valley's games this season have gone over Monday's total of 135.5 points.
• This season, 10 games SE Louisiana has played finished with a combined score over 135.5 points.
• The point total for the game of 135.5 is 4.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Vaqueros (74.7) and Lions (65.2).
• This game's over/under is 5.2 less than the 140.7 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has a 145.4 average over/under in its games this season, 9.9 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 0.4 points higher than the average over/under in SE Louisiana's games this season of 135.1.

Betting the Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana

• Against the spread, UT Rio Grande Valley is 7-9-0 this season.
• This season, the Vaqueros are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
• SE Louisiana has eight wins against the spread in 17 games this season.
• The Lions are 4-4 ATS when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
• UT Rio Grande Valley is 3-4 overall, and 3-4 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 5.5-point favorite or more, UT Rio Grande Valley is winless ATS (0-1).
• Away from home, SE Louisiana is 1-9 overall and 5-5 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. SE Louisiana

• This season, UT Rio Grande Valley has been moneyline favorites eight times and won two of those games.
• The Vaqueros have played as a favorite of -210 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The implied probability of a win from UT Rio Grande Valley, based on the moneyline, is 67.7%.
• SE Louisiana has been a moneyline underdog in 13 games this season and has come away with the win three times (23.1%) in those contests.
• This season, the Lions have been a moneyline underdog of -210 or more eight times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies SE Louisiana has a 36.6% chance of walking away with the win.