Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian betting: College basketball preview for January 30

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The Abilene Christian Wildcats (9-12, 1-5 WAC) visit the Cal Baptist Lancers (10-10, 3-3 WAC) after losing six straight road games. The Lancers are favored by 7.5 points in the contest, which tips at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 30, 2025. The over/under for the matchup is set at 137.5.

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Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian betting lines

  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: -327
  • Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: +260
  • Spread: Cal Baptist (-7.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Cal Baptist sports a worse record against the spread (1-9-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (4-4-0).
  • In terms of over/unders, the Lancers hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve gone over the total five times in 10 opportunities this season (50%). In road games, they have hit the over three times in eight opportunities (37.5%).
  • Cal Baptist has performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 6-3, compared to going 3-1 away from home.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Lancers have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 68.4 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 72.9 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Cal Baptist’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (67.7) is 4.7 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.4).
  • The Lancers’ past 10 outings have seen them make 5.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 27.7% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down from their 2024-25 averages of 6.5 makes and 29.7%.

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-14-0 (Home: 1-9-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 0-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-10-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 6-3; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (271st in nation) 45.1 (274th) 33.9 (105th) 31.4 (189th) 12.2 (293rd) 10.8 (120th)

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Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Abilene Christian has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 2-6-0 record) than away (.300, 3-7-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Wildcats games have gone over two of eight times at home (25%), and six of 10 on the road (60%).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Wildcats have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (1-7).

Recent trends

  • The Wildcats have played worse offensively in their previous 10 games, compiling 61.9 points per contest, 8.2 fewer points their than season average of 70.1.
  • Over its last 10 games, Abilene Christian is ceding 70.0 points per contest, 0.8 fewer points than its season average (70.8).
  • In their past 10 games, the Wildcats are sinking 3.9 threes per game, 0.9 fewer threes than their season average (4.8). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (26.2%) compared to their season average (30.1%).

Abilene Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-13-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 2-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (209th in nation) 44.6 (249th) 31.0 (263rd) 29.9 (108th) 13.2 (225th) 14.7 (353rd)
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