The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5-3, 1-0 Southland) will be looking to continue a three-game home winning streak when hosting the Lamar Cardinals (3-5, 1-0 Southland) on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at UTRGV Fieldhouse. It airs at 5:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Lamar Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM ET
• Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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UT Rio Grande Valley Stats Insights

• This season, the Vaqueros have a 46.2% shooting percentage from the field, which is 4.1% higher than the 42.1% of shots the Cardinals’ opponents have made.
• UT Rio Grande Valley is 4-2 when it shoots better than 42.1% from the field.
• The Vaqueros are the 166th-ranked rebounding team in the country, the Cardinals sit at 157th.
• The 85.1 points per game the Vaqueros record are 15.1 more points than the Cardinals give up (70).
• UT Rio Grande Valley is 4-2 when scoring more than 70 points.

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Lamar Stats Insights

• The Cardinals have shot at a 44.6% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points less than the 44.9% shooting opponents of the Vaqueros have averaged.
• Lamar has put together a 2-0 straight-up record in games it shoots over 44.9% from the field.
• The Cardinals are the 157th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Vaqueros sit at 77th.
• The Cardinals score an average of 76.9 points per game, only 0.8 more points than the 76.1 the Vaqueros give up.
• When Lamar allows fewer than 85.1 points, it is 3-4.

UT Rio Grande Valley Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• Offensively UT Rio Grande Valley performed better at home last year, putting up 76.3 points per game, compared to 65.6 per game in away games.
• In 2023-24, the Vaqueros gave up 76.2 points per game at home. In road games, they allowed 82.5.
• UT Rio Grande Valley made 6.6 treys per game with a 33.2% shooting percentage from three-point land at home, which was 2.2 more threes and 5.6% points better than it averaged away from home (4.4 threes per game, 27.6% three-point percentage).

Lamar Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• Lamar averaged 82.4 points per game at home last season, and 74.6 on the road.
• The Cardinals allowed 68.2 points per game at home last season, and 78.1 on the road.
• Beyond the arc, Lamar sunk fewer triples on the road (6.8 per game) than at home (7.9) last season, and posted a lower percentage on the road (32.9%) than at home (34.8%) as well.

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