NCAA FCS Southland

Lamar football predictions & picks

Southland

2026 record: 8-2
Southland: 2nd
PPG: 34.3
Streak: W3
Last 5: Won 38–35 vs Incarnate Word · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 31–34 at SE Louisiana · Sat, Oct 17 Won 35–10 vs Houston Christian · Sat, Oct 24 Won 52–23 at UT Rio Grande Valley · Fri, Oct 30 Won 45–28 vs Stephen F. Austin · Sat, Nov 7

Lamar next game

Wk 11

Lamar vs4:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 East Texas A&M

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Lamar 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Abilene Christian Abilene Chrstn W21–14 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Louisiana Louisiana L7–38 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Idaho Idaho W23–17 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Nicholls Nicholls W49–18 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Northwestern State N'Western St W42–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Incarnate Word Incarnate Word W38–35 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @SE Louisiana SE Louisiana L31–34 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Houston Christian Hou Christian W35–10 —

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 @UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV W52–23 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Stephen F. Austin SF Austin W45–28 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs East Texas A&M East Texas A&M 4:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @McNeese McNeese 6:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Lamar team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 32.3/ game 29th

Total yards 385.4/ game 44th

Passing yards 216.9/ game 54th

Rushing yards 168.6/ game 42nd

Third-down conversions 45.7% 14th

Giveaways 1.3/ game 59th

Time of possession 31:53 22nd

Defense

Points allowed 23.1/ game 34th

Yards allowed 344.8/ game 33rd

Passing yards allowed 214.4/ game 62nd

Rushing yards allowed 130.3/ game 34th

Takeaways 1.9/ game 15th

Penalties 7.3/ game 106th

Lamar leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Aiden McCown 1,839yds 17 TD · 5 INT · 60.0% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Jojo Uga 530yds 7 TD · 6.0 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Blake Thomas 563yds 35 catches · 6 TD · 9 games

Tackles Jamarion Evans 45 9 games

Sacks Andrew Huff 5 9 games

Interceptions Bryce McDonald 3 2 passes defended · 9 games

Southland standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Stephen F. Austin SF Austin 910 9-1 .900 396166 +230 L1

2 Lamar Lamar 820 8-2 .800 343231 +112 W3

3 Incarnate Word Incarnate Word 640 6-4 .600 385256 +129 W4

4 UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 550 5-5 .500 266236 +30 W1

5 McNeese McNeese 550 5-5 .500 210241 −31 W2

6 Houston Christian Hou Christian 460 4-6 .400 237260 −23 L3

7 SE Louisiana SE Louisiana 460 4-6 .400 246288 −42 L3

8 Nicholls Nicholls 460 4-6 .400 164363 −199 W1

9 East Texas A&M East Texas A&M 370 3-7 .300 188279 −91 L1

10 Northwestern State N'Western St 0100 0-10 .000 181476 −295 L10

Lamar FAQ

Who does Lamar play next?

Next up for Lamar: home against East Texas A&M, Saturday, November 14, 4:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Lamar’s record this season?

Lamar is 8-2, 2nd in the Southland.

Who leads Lamar in passing yards?

Aiden McCown, with 1,839 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (17 TD · 5 INT · 60.0% comp. · 9 games).

Southland rivals

All teams

East Texas A&M Houston Christian Incarnate Word McNeese Nicholls Northwestern State SE Louisiana Stephen F. Austin UT Rio Grande Valley

Lamar this week

Lamar is 8-2, 6-1 in Southland play. Its last game was a 45–28 win over Stephen F. Austin at home on November 7, its third in a row. Its offense averages 32.3 points a game (29th in FCS), and its defense allows 23.1 (34th).

Next up, Lamar hosts East Texas A&M on Saturday, November 14 at 4:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.