Lamar vs. New Orleans prediction: New Orleans favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/19/2026]

New Orleans will square off with Lamar in men's college basketball action at Lakefront Arena on Monday, commencing at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects New Orleans as the most likely winner of the Lamar vs. New Orleans game.

This article offers further insights into Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Lamar vs. New Orleans prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball matchup between Lamar and New Orleans 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives New Orleans a 55% chance of beating Lamar. Our predicted final score has New Orleans winning 74-72.

According to our model, New Orleans (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Lamar vs. New Orleans odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Lamar vs. New Orleans picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: