Who's Playing
New Orleans Privateers @ East Texas A&M Lions
Current Records: New Orleans 3-14, East Texas A&M 2-15
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 3:15 p.m. ET
- Where: East Texas A&M Field House -- Commerce, Texas
- TV: ESPN Plus
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What to Know
We've got another exciting Southland matchup on schedule as the New Orleans Privateers and the East Texas A&M Lions are set to tip at 3:15 p.m. ET on Saturday at East Texas A&M Field House. The Lions are favored, but seeing as the odds didn't stop the Privateers in their last game, maybe the team has another upset up their sleeve.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, New Orleans finally turned things around against Lamar on Monday. They walked away with a 68-62 victory over the Cardinals. The score was all tied up 35-35 at the break, but the Privateers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, East Texas A&M's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of UT-Rio Grande Valley by a score of 57-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since November 25, 2024.
Even though they lost, East Texas A&M smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
New Orleans' win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-14. As for East Texas A&M, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
While only New Orleans took care of their fans the last time they played, both teams pleased bettors by covering the spread. Looking forward, East Texas A&M is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 3.5 points. This contest will be New Orleans' 14th straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 5-8 against the spread).
New Orleans came up short against East Texas A&M in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 89-83. Can New Orleans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Odds
East Texas A&M is a 3.5-point favorite against New Orleans, 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 Lions as a 3-point favorite.
The over/under is 144.5 points.
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Series History
East Texas A&M and New Orleans both have 2 wins in their last 4 games.
- Feb 10, 2024 - East Texas A&M 89 vs. New Orleans 83
- Jan 08, 2024 - New Orleans 88 vs. East Texas A&M 85
- Feb 16, 2023 - New Orleans 84 vs. East Texas A&M 78
- Jan 19, 2023 - East Texas A&M 63 vs. New Orleans 58