UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Texas A&M-CC betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 3

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Southland opponents square off when the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5-8, 1-3 Southland) host the Texas A&M-CC Islanders (6-7, 2-2 Southland) at UTRGV Fieldhouse, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The Islanders are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 137.5.

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UT Rio Grande Valley Cover -2.5 vs Texas A&M-CC -110

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UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Texas A&M-CC betting lines

  • UT Rio Grande Valley moneyline odds to win: -150
  • Texas A&M-CC moneyline odds to win: +125
  • Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley (-2.5)
  • Total: 137.5

UT Rio Grande Valley statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, UT Rio Grande Valley has performed worse at home, covering one time in four home games, and four times in seven road games.
  • The Vaqueros have hit the over on the total in one of four home games (25%). They’ve fared better on the road, going over the total in three of seven matchups (42.9%).
  • UT Rio Grande Valley has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 1-3, compared to going 1-0 in away games.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Vaqueros were 96th in the country on offense (76.7 points scored per game) and 240th defensively (74.0 points conceded).
  • With 32.9 rebounds per game and 33.5 rebounds conceded, UT Rio Grande Valley was 127th and 310th in college basketball, respectively, last year.
  • The Vaqueros were 10th-best in college basketball in assists (17.2 per game) last year.

UT Rio Grande Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-3 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (144th in nation) 41.5 (87th) 33.7 (158th) 30.8 (169th) 16.5 (83rd) 11.3 (156th)

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Texas A&M-CC statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas A&M-CC’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (1-1-0). On the road, it is .429 (3-4-0).
  • Islanders games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (two times out of two) than on the road (three of seven) this year.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Islanders posted 75.8 points per game (123rd-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 67.4 points per contest (50th-ranked).
  • Texas A&M-CC pulled down 33.0 boards per game (119th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 29.4 rebounds per contest (65th-ranked).
  • The Islanders averaged 15.0 dimes per game, which ranked them 77th in the nation.

Texas A&M-CC betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (237th in nation) 41.1 (78th) 36.4 (55th) 30.2 (138th) 15.7 (112th) 12.6 (261st)
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