Cal Baptist vs. Sacramento State betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 20

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The Sacramento State Hornets (4-6) are heavy underdogs (+14.5) as they try to stop a five-game road slide when they take on the Cal Baptist Lancers (9-3) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center. The matchup airs at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 159.5.

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Cal Baptist Cover -14.5 vs Sacramento State -110

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Cal Baptist vs. Sacramento State betting lines

  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: -1429
  • Sacramento State moneyline odds to win: +809
  • Spread: Cal Baptist (-14.5)
  • Total: 159.5

Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Cal Baptist owns a worse record against the spread (1-4-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (5-0-0).
  • The Lancers have gone over the over/under in one of five home games (20%). They’ve fared better in road games, going over the total in three of five matchups (60%).
  • Cal Baptist, as a moneyline favorite, has the same winning percentage at home (5-0 record) and away from home (1-0 record).

Last season stats

  • The Lancers scored 71.3 points per game and allowed 70.0 last year, making them 249th in the country on offense and 110th on defense.
  • At 33.0 rebounds per game and 30.4 rebounds allowed, Cal Baptist was 119th and 129th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • With 11.7 assists per game last season, the Lancers were 311th in the country.

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 5-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 5-0; 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
43.6 (267th in nation) 43.6 (191st) 36.5 (52nd) 28.5 (67th) 11.8 (325th) 11.6 (179th)

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Sacramento State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Sacramento State is 1-2-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-3-0 ATS (.400).
  • Hornets games have finished above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (two of three), and 40% of the time on the road (two of five).
  • The Hornets’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-1) and away (0-5).

Last season stats

  • The Hornets averaged just 66.2 points per game (15th-worst in college basketball) last season, but they played more consistently at the other end of the court, where they surrendered 70.5 points per game (131st-ranked).
  • Sacramento State was 221st in the country with 31.2 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 60th with 29.3 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Hornets ranked 214th in the nation with 13.1 assists per game.

Sacramento State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (342nd in nation) 43.0 (160th) 35.9 (73rd) 36.7 (352nd) 14.3 (191st) 12.6 (254th)
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