Abilene Christian vs. Texas Southern betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Texas Southern Tigers (1-9) are underdogs (+9.5) as they attempt to break a four-game losing streak when they visit the Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-5) at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Moody Coliseum (Abilene). The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 144.

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Abilene Christian Cover -9.5 vs Texas Southern -107

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Abilene Christian vs. Texas Southern betting lines

  • Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: -483
  • Texas Southern moneyline odds to win: +366
  • Spread: Abilene Christian (-9.5)
  • Total: 144

Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Abilene Christian has an identical winning percentage against the spread as it does in road games (.333).
  • The Wildcats have eclipsed the over/under less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in one of three home matchups (33.3%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of six games (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Abilene Christian has the same winning percentage at home compared to when playing away from home (.500).

Last season stats

  • The Wildcats scored 72.1 points per game and allowed 73.5 last season, making them 224th in college basketball offensively and 233rd defensively.
  • On the boards, Abilene Christian was 300th in college basketball in rebounds (30.1 per game) last season. It was 315th in rebounds conceded (34.4 per game).
  • With 12.6 assists per game last season, the Wildcats were 224th in the country.

Abilene Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (64th in nation) 44.1 (236th) 32.8 (199th) 27.3 (32nd) 14.2 (174th) 13.2 (303rd)

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Texas Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas Southern had the same winning percentage against the spread (.500) at home (5-5-0 record) and away (8-8-0) last year.
  • Looking at the over/under, Tigers games finished over more frequently at home (five of 10, 50%) than on the road (five of 16, 31.2%) last year.
  • The Tigers, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (2-8) last year.

Last season stats

  • Last season the Tigers posted 70.2 points per game (276th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 71.1 points per contest (147th-ranked).
  • Texas Southern was 181st in the nation with 32.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 222nd with 32.3 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • Last season the Tigers ranked 300th in college basketball in assists, averaging 11.6 per game.

Texas Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-9-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 1-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 1-7-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 1-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.4 (346th in nation) 46.0 (309th) 28.4 (341st) 36.4 (348th) 13.3 (225th) 12.6 (271st)
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