Cal Baptist vs. Southern betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 16

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The Cal Baptist Lancers (8-3) are heavy favorites (-12.5) as they try to extend a four-game home win streak when they square off against the Southern Jaguars (4-6) on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center. The game airs at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 153.5.

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Cal Baptist Cover -12.5 vs Southern -111

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Cal Baptist vs. Southern betting lines

  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: -901
  • Southern moneyline odds to win: +593
  • Spread: Cal Baptist (-12.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cal Baptist has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered one time in four games when playing at home, and it has covered five times in five games on the road.
  • The Lancers have hit the over on the total in a lower percentage of games at home (25%) than road tilts (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Cal Baptist has the same winning percentage when playing at home compared to away from home (1.000).

Last season stats

  • The Lancers scored 71.3 points per game and gave up 70.0 last season, ranking them 249th in the country offensively and 110th defensively.
  • With 33.0 rebounds per game and 30.4 rebounds allowed, Cal Baptist was 119th and 129th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • The Lancers were 311th in college basketball in assists (11.7 per game) last season.

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 5-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (246th in nation) 44.1 (221st) 36.5 (63rd) 28.1 (60th) 11.5 (331st) 11.7 (188th)

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Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Southern was 4-6-0 at home against the spread (.400 winning percentage). Away, it was 9-9-0 ATS (.500).
  • In terms of the over/under, Jaguars games went over less frequently at home (four of 10, 40%) than away (eight of 18, 44.4%) last year.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Jaguars put up 74.8 points per game (143rd-ranked in college basketball) last season. They ceded 68.3 points per contest on defense (61st-ranked).
  • Southern averaged 34.8 rebounds per game (42nd-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 29.8 rebounds per contest (90th-ranked).
  • Last year the Jaguars ranked 219th in college basketball in assists, averaging 13.0 per game.

Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-4-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (55th in nation) 44.2 (225th) 34.5 (122nd) 33.2 (283rd) 16.7 (71st) 13.5 (312th)
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