The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks visit the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros for a WAC showdown at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Lumberjacks as 9.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 152.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any Stephen F. Austin vs. UT Rio Grande Valley picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 9 of the 2023-24 season on a 101-66 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to a fast 11-4 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Lumberjacks feature a balanced scoring attack with six players averaging seven points or better. Junior forward Sadaidriene Hall leads the team in scoring. In 13 games, including seven starts, Hall is averaging 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and one assist per game. He has reached double-figure scoring in three of the past four games, including a 25-point performance in a 115-58 win over Paul Quinn on Dec. 22.

The model also knows the Vaqueros have three players who average double-digit scoring, led by junior guard Elijah Elliott. After playing last season at Mount St. Mary's, Elliott has become a key component to the UT Rio Grande Valley offense, and is averaging 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.2 steals in 34.1 minutes of action. He has started 12 of 13 games, and is coming off a 21-point performance in the win over Incarnate Word.

Now, it has set its sights on Stephen F. Austin vs. UT Rio Grande Valley. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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