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Associated Press
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
UT Rio Grande Valley earns 88-78 victory against New Orleans
The AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Dekedran Thorn's 25 points helped UT Rio Grande Valley defeat New Orleans 88-78 on Saturday. Thorn had three steals for the Vaqueros (15-15, 7-12 Southland Conference). Howard Fleming Jr. scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds and six assists. Cliff Davis shot 6 for 11, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points. JR Jacobs finished with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Privateers (4-26, 2-17). Theo Grant added 18 points for New Orleans. Michael Thomas had 14 points and eight rebounds. The loss was the Privateers' 12th in a row. Both teams play on Monday. UT Rio Grande Valley hosts SE Louisiana and New Orleans travels to play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. ___


USA Today
25-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New Orleans at UT Rio Grande Valley odds, tips and betting trends
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (14-15, 6-12 Southland) will look to break a three-game losing streak when they host the New Orleans Privateers (4-25, 2-16 Southland) at 5:30 PM ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The Privateers have lost 11 games in a row. In this article, we investigate the UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans odds and lines ahead of this contest. The matchup between the Vaqueros and the Privateers currently does not have a line set. UT Rio Grande Valley is 12-13-0 against the spread this season compared to New Orleans' 12-16-1 ATS record. The Vaqueros are 14-11-0 and the Privateers are 14-15-0 in terms of going over the point total. Over the past 10 games, UT Rio Grande Valley has a 3-7 record against the spread while going 2-8 overall. New Orleans has gone 4-5-1 against the spread and 0-10 overall in its last 10 matches. As college hoops play continues, get ready for the outing with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's game. Check out: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans prediction UT Rio Grande Valley 80, New Orleans 70 Against the spread UT Rio Grande Valley is 12-13-0 ATS this season. New Orleans has won 12 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover or pushing 17 times. The Vaqueros put up 5.5 fewer points per game (76.3) than the Privateers give up (81.8). UT Rio Grande Valley has a 7-1 record against the spread and an 8-3 record overall when scoring more than 81.8 points. When New Orleans gives up fewer than 76.3 points, it is 6-5-1 against the spread and 3-9 overall. The Privateers put up an average of 67.8 points per game, six fewer points than the 73.8 the Vaqueros give up to opponents. New Orleans is 4-2 against the spread and 3-3 overall when it scores more than 73.8 points. UT Rio Grande Valley's record is 3-4 against the spread and 9-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 67.8 points. Players to watch UT Rio Grande Valley Howard Fleming Jr. is tops on the Vaqueros at 6.2 rebounds per game, while also posting 2.3 assists and 11.9 points. Dekedran Thorn leads his squad in points per game (12), and also averages 3.7 rebounds and 2 assists. Defensively, he posts 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Cliff Davis posts 11.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots. New Orleans


USA Today
13-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Incarnate Word men's basketball tickets still available for Monday, February 17
Monday's Southland schedule includes the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (13-12, 5-9 Southland) against the Incarnate Word Cardinals (12-13, 5-9 Southland) at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. Buy tickets for UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Incarnate Word Shop college basketball tickets at SeatGeek Shop college basketball tickets at StubHub UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Incarnate Word game information Date: Monday, February 17, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ ESPN+ Location: Edinburg, Texas Edinburg, Texas Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse UTRGV Fieldhouse Tickets: Buy tickets here Watch college basketball on ESPN+! UT Rio Grande Valley leaders So far this season, Howard Fleming Jr. is posting 11.2 points, 2.4 assists and 6.5 rebounds per contest. Offensively, Dekedran Thorn posts 12.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest, shooting 41.0% from the field and 34.7% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest. Cliff Davis averages 11.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 35.4% from the floor and 34.6% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per contest. On a per-game basis, Trey Miller averages 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists, shooting 45.2% from the field. K.T. Raimey is posting 10.5 points per contest this season. Incarnate Word leaders On the hardwood, Jalin Anderson is averaging 14.4 points and five assists per game. Davion Bailey accumulates 17.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest, shooting 43.3% from the field and 40.2% from 3-point range with 3.6 made 3-pointers per game (fourth in college basketball). Dylan Hayman puts up 13.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season. Defensively, he delivers 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. From an offensive standpoint, Jordan Pyke is putting up 11 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest. So far this season, Jayden Williams is putting up 5.4 points and 1.5 blocks per game. UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Incarnate Word stats breakdown The Vaqueros shoot 44.1% from the field, only 1.5% lower than the Cardinals allow defensively. In games when UT Rio Grande Valley shoots better than 45.6% from the field, it is 7-1 against the spread and 10-2 overall. The Cardinals shoot 47.7% from the field, 4% higher than the Vaqueros allow. Incarnate Word is 8-8 against the spread and 11-8 overall when shooting higher than 43.7% from the field. The Vaqueros and Cardinals rebound at about the same rate, with the Vaqueros collecting 2.4 more boards per game. The Vaqueros are the 108th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, and the Cardinals are 252nd. The 77.1 points the Vaqueros average are 7.5 more than the Cardinals give up. The Cardinals' 75.1 points per game are only 1.9 more than the Vaqueros allow. Shop college basketball tickets at SeatGeek Shop college basketball tickets at StubHub We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. FTW operates independently, though, and this doesn't influence our coverage.