Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Lamar Cardinals try to run the Mavericks off the court at Montagne Center in college hoops action.

The Cardinals sit at 11-6 (2-0 ATS) on the season. By comparison, the Mavericks are currently 10-5 (2-1 ATS). Looking to wager on the totals? Lamar is 1-1 OU, and Texas-Arlington is 3-0 OU.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 33 (Cardinals) and the No. 51 (Mavericks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 84-78 result in favor of the Mavericks has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Lamar's No. 70 nationally ranked offense (74.2 points per game) against a Mavericks defense that sits as the No. 113 at 64.4 PPG. The Cardinals have been averaging 42.2% from the field, less than the Mavericks have managed so far this season (44.4% on average).

Defensively, Texas-Arlington features the nation's No. 207-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.1 points per game. Lamar, meanwhile, comes in at No. 40 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas-Arlington was a 66-40 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Sam Houston State. The battle between the Mavericks and Bearkats didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Sam Houston State was handed a 66-40 defeat on Wednesday at Texas Hall.

Lamar was a 57-54 loser in its last match on the road against McNeese State. Devon Lamb scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Cardinals to a win (they lost 57-54 to McNeese State at Burton Coliseum on Wednesday).

Next up:
Texas-Arlington at Texas A&M C.C., Wednesday, January 18
Lamar at Central Arkansas, Saturday, January 21