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East Texas A&M Lions
62 – 69
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · The Field House · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LAM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money ETAM +205 / LAM -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETAM win
Actual LAM +7 131 Lost
Massey LAM -0.6 (-6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (-12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ETAM -0.4 (-7.4) 140.7 (-9.7) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAM -0.2 (-6.8) 142.6 (-11.6) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ETAM -0.5 (-7.5) 140.9 (-9.9) 51% ✗
Baseline ML ETAM -0.7 (-7.7) 141.2 (-10.2) 45% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 LAM 82 – 61 ETAM
Feb 15, 2025 LAM 65 – 55 ETAM
Jan 26, 2025 LAM 61 – 58 ETAM
Mar 5, 2024 LAM 70 – 53 ETAM
Jan 23, 2024 LAM 76 – 65 ETAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETAM LAM
Overall 11-21 12-19
Conference 6-16 7-15
Home 6-8 7-8
Away 4-13 5-10
Neutral 1-0 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L4 L8
Avg Pts For 67.1 68.4
Avg Pts Against 76.0 70.5
Massey -8.7 (#297) -4.1 (#226)
Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#218) -1.52 (#296)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#235) -1.97 (#286)
RPI 0.511 (#145) 0.381 (#345)
Shooting & Four Factors ETAM LAM
FG% 41.1% 42.8%
3PT% 32.3% 32.7%
REB / G 31.2 35.6
OREB / G 8.5 11.8
AST / TO 0.92 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 48.2%
TOV% 21.0% 17.6%
ORB% 23.6% 32.0%
FT Rate 22.4% 17.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.6% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 19.7%
DRB% 68.0% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 30.6%

Game Analysis

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