Who's Playing
East Texas A&M Lions @ UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Current Records: East Texas A&M 2-14, UT-Rio Grande Valley 10-6
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse -- Edinburg, Texas
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What to Know
After three games on the road, UT-Rio Grande Valley is heading back home. They and the East Texas A&M Lions will face off in a Southland battle at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday at UTRGV Fieldhouse. The Vaqueros are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 81.4 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, UT-Rio Grande Valley came up short against TX A&M-CC and fell 79-74.
Meanwhile, East Texas A&M's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight defeat. They fell 75-67 to Northwestern State.
Even though they lost, East Texas A&M smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
UT-Rio Grande Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for East Texas A&M, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Monday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy contest: UT-Rio Grande Valley has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 40.2 rebounds per game. It's a different story for East Texas A&M, though, as they've been averaging only 30.7. Given UT-Rio Grande Valley's sizable advantage in that area, East Texas A&M will need to find a way to close that gap.
Looking ahead, UT-Rio Grande Valley is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 13.5 points. Those brave souls putting their money on East Texas A&M against the spread have faith in an upset since their 6-10 ATS record can't hold a candle to UT-Rio Grande Valley's 8-4.
Odds
UT-Rio Grande Valley is a big 13.5-point favorite against East Texas A&M, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Vaqueros as a 13-point favorite.
The over/under is 147.5 points.
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