UC Irvine vs. Cal Baptist betting: College basketball preview for December 30

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The UC Irvine Anteaters (10-2) face the Cal Baptist Lancers (7-6) as 3.5-point favorites on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 142.5.

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UC Irvine Cover -3.5 vs Cal Baptist -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

UC Irvine vs. Cal Baptist betting lines

  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -167
  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: +141
  • Spread: UC Irvine (-3.5)
  • Total: 142.5

UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UC Irvine did a better job covering the spread in road games (10-6-0) than it did at home (6-6-0) last year.
  • The Anteaters eclipsed the total in 10 of 12 home games (83.3%) last season, compared to six of 16 road games (37.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, UC Irvine won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (1.000) compared to road games (.700) last season.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Anteaters were the 70th-ranked team in the nation (77.6 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 71st (68.3 points allowed per game).
  • UC Irvine collected 34.9 rebounds per game and gave up 29.9 boards last year, ranking 52nd and 77th, respectively, in college basketball.
  • The Anteaters were 45th in the country in assists (15.5 per game) last year.

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-8-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (179th in nation) 39.4 (43rd) 36.1 (51st) 29.3 (94th) 15.6 (96th) 13.0 (300th)

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Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Cal Baptist is 1-6-0 at home against the spread (.143 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-2-0 ATS (.500).
  • In terms of the over/under, Lancers games have gone over four of seven times at home (57.1%), and two of four away (50%).

Last season stats

  • The Lancers ranked 324th in college basketball last year with 67.3 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 35th with 66.6 points allowed per contest.
  • Cal Baptist grabbed 34.3 boards per game (67th-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 29.5 rebounds per contest (48th-ranked).
  • The Lancers averaged 11.3 assists per game, which ranked them 314th in college basketball.

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-9-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-7-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.5 (256th in nation) 46.8 (329th) 33.6 (160th) 31.0 (181st) 12.3 (300th) 10.2 (61st)
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