Lindenwood Lions

Three home covers from ten Lions spreads in 2025-26 left Lindenwood 332nd of 365 at home, level with one other, and lost five times at home, every one as the favorite. Their 18-15 record hid a 12-17 season against the spread.

The home favorite problem

Lindenwood went 9-5 at home, but four of those wins were unlined games, three of them over visitors outside Division I. With a spread posted at home, Lindenwood beat it on three occasions out of ten. Their five home defeats were all as favorites: 71-67 to Eastern Illinois at -345, 82-74 to Little Rock at -278, 78-72 to SIU Edwardsville at -218, 96-86 to Tennessee State at -198 and 73-61 to Southeast Missouri State at -135.

One unit on the ten priced home games lost 3.32; 300 Division I programs fared better on their own floor. Away from it the spread record was little different, 6 covers in 16, though a 7-9 road record cost only 1.94 units on the moneyline.

Against the spread

Over 33 games the Lions covered 12 of 29 lined, 41.4%. As favorites they went 12-6 but covered eight of 18; as underdogs they went 2-9 and covered four of 11, with 30 programs in the country lower still. February was the worst of it: 3-5, two covers in eight, 3.19 units lost.

Where the Lions did win at a price

The two underdog wins were both on the road and both covers: 88-76 at Southeast Missouri State at +220 and 99-64 at Northern Illinois at +140. Across all 28 priced games the moneyline finished 5.16 down.

Ohio Valley opponents

Little Rock was beaten twice in three, the last in the first round of the OVC tournament. Southeast Missouri State won two of three, including the OVC quarterfinal, 68-66. SIU Edwardsville and Tennessee State won both meetings, with no Lindenwood cover.

The total

The total leaned over, 17 to 13.

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