Abilene Christian vs. UT Arlington betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 12

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Two sliding teams meet when the Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-13, 2-8 WAC) host the UT Arlington Mavericks (14-9, 6-5 WAC) on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are 1.5-point favorites as they look to break a seven-game losing streak against the Mavericks, who have lost three straight. The matchup’s over/under is 134.5.

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Abilene Christian Cover -1.5 vs UT Arlington -110

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Abilene Christian vs. UT Arlington betting lines

  • Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: -127
  • UT Arlington moneyline odds to win: +105
  • Spread: Abilene Christian (-1.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Abilene Christian has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered two times in seven games when playing at home, and it has covered six times in 11 games when playing on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Wildcats eclipse the over/under 71.4% of the time (five of seven games). They’ve hit the over in 45.5% of away games (five of 11 contests).
  • Abilene Christian has fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 1-3, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Wildcats’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 67.9 points a contest compared to the 70.5 they’ve averaged this year.
  • The past 10 games have seen Abilene Christian concede 2.7 more points per game (74.5) than its season-long average (71.8).
  • The Wildcats’ 5.7 made three-pointers per-game average over their past 10 games are less than the 6.1 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 33.5% compared to their season-long percentage of 33.3% from deep.

Abilene Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-9-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-5 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (256th in nation) 47.8 (342nd) 28.6 (335th) 27.5 (22nd) 13.6 (210th) 13.2 (334th)

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UT Arlington statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, UT Arlington has a better winning percentage at home (.750, 6-2-0 record) than on the road (.500, 6-6-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Mavericks games have finished over two of eight times at home (25%), and four of 12 away (33.3%).
  • The Mavericks, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (4-6) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Mavericks are posting 73.3 points per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (72.5).
  • UT Arlington is giving up 71.8 points per game over its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 67.7 points allowed.
  • The Mavericks are draining 5.7 treys per game with a 30.8% three-point percentage in their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 5.4 and 30.0%.

UT Arlington betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-9-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 7-2-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-15-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-7 (Home: 1-0; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (207th in nation) 42.2 (80th) 34.4 (77th) 27.6 (26th) 12.9 (265th) 13.7 (347th)
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