Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah betting: College basketball preview for February 20

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The Abilene Christian Wildcats (12-13, 4-6 WAC) are 6.5-point favorites as they look to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (11-15, 3-9 WAC) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Moody Coliseum (Abilene). The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5.

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Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah betting lines

  • Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: -332
  • Southern Utah moneyline odds to win: +263
  • Spread: Abilene Christian (-6.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Abilene Christian has performed worse when playing at home, covering three times in nine home games, and five times in 13 road games.
  • The Wildcats have exceeded the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (22.2%) than away games (69.2%).
  • Abilene Christian has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-3 (.500). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 2-1 (.667).

Recent trends

  • The Wildcats’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 67.7 points a contest compared to the 71.1 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Abilene Christian’s defense has been tough as of late, as the team has given up 69.7 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 70.8 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
  • While the Wildcats are connecting on the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests compared to their season-long average (4.8), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.8% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 31.4% on the season).

Abilene Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-14-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 4-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-11-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (158th in nation) 44.7 (237th) 30.3 (289th) 30.2 (123rd) 12.8 (250th) 14.4 (354th)

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Southern Utah statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Southern Utah has been better against the spread away (6-5-0) than at home (3-8-0) this year.
  • Looking at the over/under, Thunderbirds games have gone over more frequently at home (four of 11, 36.4%) than away (two of 11, 18.2%).
  • The Thunderbirds’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-4), and on the road it is .100 (1-9).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Thunderbirds are averaging 64.4 points per contest, compared to their season average of 71.5.
  • Southern Utah is giving up 72.3 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (73.1).
  • The Thunderbirds are draining 0.8 fewer treys per contest in their previous 10 games (5.5) compared to their season average (6.3), but they are posting a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.4%) compared to their season mark (32.7%).

Southern Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-13-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 6-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-16-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-13 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (261st in nation) 43.8 (184th) 33.1 (120th) 31.5 (207th) 12.3 (277th) 13.2 (329th)
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