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Incarnate Word Cardinals

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The Cardinals covered 10 spreads in 28 in 2025-26; 16 Division I teams covered less often and two the same. January did the most damage: one cover in nine, then eight misses in a row.

January

Incarnate Word opened the month with a home win and a cover against Houston Christian on 3 January. The next eight lined games all missed, and the month finished 2-7 straight up and 6.43 units down on the moneyline. Two of those defeats came at home as clear favorites: 80-58 to East Texas A&M at -310 on 19 January, and a loss to UT Rio Grande Valley at -115 on the last day of the month.

The Cardinals 2025-26 regular season, game by game2025-11-03 at Colorado State Rams 64-982025-11-07 v Jarvis Christian Bulldogs 104-602025-11-11 v Southwestern Christian U Eagles 109-702025-11-16 at Indiana Hoosiers 61-692025-11-20 v Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 87-812025-11-22 v High Point Panthers 80-912025-11-26 v Texas Lutheran Bulldogs 117-552025-12-01 v McNeese Cowboys 71-672025-12-06 at Nicholls Colonels 67-742025-12-08 at LSU New Orleans Privateers 83-842025-12-15 at TCU Horned Frogs 65-692025-12-21 v Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 90-662025-12-30 v SE Louisiana Lions 79-702026-01-03 v Houston Christian Huskies 73-562026-01-05 at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 67-802026-01-10 at Lamar Cardinals 51-632026-01-12 at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 46-562026-01-17 v Northwestern State Demons 76-742026-01-19 v East Texas A&M Lions 58-802026-01-24 v Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 71-792026-01-27 at Houston Christian Huskies 75-812026-01-31 v UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 93-1062026-02-02 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 71-692026-02-07 at McNeese Cowboys 64-812026-02-09 at SE Louisiana Lions 62-742026-02-14 v Nicholls Colonels 83-912026-02-16 v LSU New Orleans Privateers 64-782026-02-21 at East Texas A&M Lions 82-732026-02-23 at Northwestern State Demons 49-542026-02-28 v Lamar Cardinals 72-602026-03-02 v Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 68-76Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
12-19 in 31 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

On the road

Away the Cardinals went 2-12 and covered 4 of 14, 28.6%; 13 teams had a poorer road cover rate, and three matched it. The 14 priced away moneylines lost 8.6 units. At home it was the other way: 9-6, 5 covers in 12, and 1.33 units up, helped by a 71-67 win over McNeese at +525 on 1 December.

The Cardinals at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (15)won 9 (60.0%)covered 5 of 12 (41.7%)Away (14)won 2 (14.3%)covered 4 of 14 (28.6%)Favorite (13)won 6 (46.2%)covered 4 of 13 (30.8%)Underdog (15)won 3 (20.0%)covered 6 of 15 (40.0%)50%
2025-26 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

As favorites

Thirteen games favored, 6-7 straight up, 4 covers, and 4.72 units lost; 14 teams lost more that way. New Orleans beat them twice, 84-83 away at -130 and 78-64 at home at -148, with no Incarnate Word cover in either.

One unit on the Cardinals to win, every game0-8-6-4-2+2-8.07 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 28 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Season figures

At 12-19, Incarnate Word covered 10 of 28, 35.7%, and lost 8.07 units across 28 priced games. December was the one good month: 3-3 straight up, four covers in six and 2.94 units up. The total split evenly, 14 overs and 14 unders.

The Cardinals against the teams they played mostEast Texas A&M Lions1-1, covered 1Houston Christian Huskies1-1, covered 1LSU New Orleans Privateers0-2, covered 0Lamar Cardinals1-1, covered 1McNeese Cowboys1-1, covered 1Nicholls Colonels0-2, covered 0Northwestern State Demons1-1, covered 0SE Louisiana Lions1-1, covered 1
2025-26 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Nicholls, Stephen F. Austin and UT Rio Grande Valley each won both of their meetings and covered both.

Questions and answers

How often did Incarnate Word cover in 2025-26?

Ten times in 28 lined games, 35.7%; 16 Division I teams were lower.

Which month should Incarnate Word bettors forget?

One cover in nine games, eight straight misses after 3 January, and 6.43 units lost.

Is Incarnate Word a good road bet?

Not on 2025-26: 2-12 away, 4 covers in 14 and 8.6 units lost.

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