Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Lamar Cardinals: Don Best Southland Tournament Odds & Insights for 3/12/2021

The Southland conference tournament continues Friday as the No. 2 seed Abilene Christian Wildcats (21-4) face off against the No. 6 seed Lamar Cardinals (10-17) at Leonard E. Merrell Center, starting at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Abilene Christian is a 14-point favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.

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ATS Records for Abilene Christian and Lamar

Abilene Christian Leaders

• Kolton Kohl leads the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 12.2 points per game.
• The squad is led in rebounding by Joe Pleasant's 5.6 rebounds per game and assisting by Reggie Miller's 4.5 assists per game .
• The Wildcats are led by Clay Gayman from beyond the arc. He makes 1.1 shots from deep per game.
• Abilene Christian's blocks leader is Kohl, who averages 1.1 per game. Miller leads the team averaging 2.1 steals an outing.

Lamar Leaders

• Davion Buster outpaced his teammates on the Cardinals scoring front by putting up 15.3 points per game. He adds 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game this season.
• The Cardinals leaders in rebounds and assists are Avery Sullivan (7.4 rebounds per game) and Kasen Harrison (4.0 assists per game).
• Buster averages 3.1 made threes per game to pace the Cardinals.
• Lamar's Harrison has the top spot on the team's steals leaderboard with 1.5 per game and David Muoka is first in blocks with 2.8 per game.

Abilene Christian vs Lamar: Last 5 Meetings

Abilene Christian has a 5-0 record in the last five games with Lamar. The Wildcats have a 3-0 record against the spread in those contests with the Cardinals.

Points Insights

• The Wildcats average 5.4 more points per game (77) than the Cardinals allow (71.6).
• When Abilene Christian puts up more than 71.6 points, it is 16-2 overall and 11-0 against the spread.
• Lamar has a 1-9 record against the spread and a 1-10 record overall when allowing more than 77 points.
• The Cardinals put up an average of 65.6 points per game, only 4.9 more points than the 60.7 the Wildcats allow.
• Lamar has put together a 10-0 ATS record and a 9-12 overall record in games it scores more than 60.7 points.
• Abilene Christian's record is 3-3 against the spread and 5-2 overall when it allows more than 65.6 points.
• The Wildcats have totaled 406 more points than their opponents this season (16.3 per game on average), while the Cardinals have been out-scored by 161 total points (six per game average differential).

Rebounding Insights

• The Wildcats and the Cardinals are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 34.4 and 32.6 rebounds per game, respectively.
• When Abilene Christian earns the rebounding advantage they are 7-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Lamar is 4-10.
• The Wildcats grab 10.8 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Cardinals by 1.7 rebounds per game.
• The Wildcats are 8-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Cardinals are 4-7 when they trail in offensive rebounding.
• Abilene Christian fairs well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +1.6 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for Lamar, which averages a margin of -2.2.