St. Thomas vs. Oral Roberts betting: College basketball preview for January 29

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The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-15, 1-6 Summit League) will try to end a four-game losing streak when they visit the Saint Thomas Tommies (16-6, 6-1 Summit League) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Schoenecker Arena as big, 13-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Summit League Network. The matchup has an over/under set at 156 points.

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St. Thomas Cover -13 vs Oral Roberts -108

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St. Thomas vs. Oral Roberts betting lines

  • St. Thomas moneyline odds to win: -1190
  • Oral Roberts moneyline odds to win: +729
  • Spread: St. Thomas (-13)
  • Total: 156

St. Thomas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, St. Thomas sports a worse record against the spread (3-3-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (7-4-0).
  • The Tommies have hit the over on the total in four of six home games (66.7%). They’ve fared better in road games, topping the total in eight of 11 matchups (72.7%).
  • St. Thomas has performed better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 6-0, compared to going 4-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Tommies have been scoring 86.1 points per game, an average that’s slightly higher than the 84.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • St. Thomas’ defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has given up 76.7 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 74.9 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
  • While the Tommies are making more threes per game over their past 10 outings (11.1 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (10.9), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (39.4% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 39.6% on the season).

St. Thomas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-8-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 8-4-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-5-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 8-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (12th in nation) 43.4 (172nd) 29.0 (332nd) 33.1 (286th) 15.6 (75th) 9.9 (41st)

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Oral Roberts statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Oral Roberts has a better winning percentage at home (.333, 2-4-0 record) than away (.300, 3-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Golden Eagles games have gone over four of six times at home (66.7%), and six of 10 on the road (60%).
  • The Golden Eagles’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .250 (1-3), and on the road it is .000 (0-10).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Golden Eagles are scoring 75.8 points per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (75.2).
  • Oral Roberts is giving up 83.5 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 4.5 more points than it is allowing for the season (79.0).
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Golden Eagles are sinking 9.7 treys per contest, 0.1 more than their season average (9.6). They also sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (37.3%) compared to their season average (36.8%).

Oral Roberts betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-11-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 4-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-13 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (184th in nation) 47.8 (349th) 27.4 (349th) 32.3 (246th) 11.0 (341st) 11.6 (210th)
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