Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Abilene Christian Wildcats (8-10, 0-3 WAC) will look to stop a five-game losing streak when they host the Cal Baptist Lancers (8-9, 1-2 WAC) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Moody Coliseum (Abilene) as only 1.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 139.5 points.

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Cal Baptist Cover -1.5 vs Abilene Christian -110

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Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian betting lines

  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: -124
  • Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: +104
  • Spread: Cal Baptist (-1.5)
  • Total: 139.5

Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Cal Baptist has performed worse when playing at home, covering one time in nine home games, and two times in six road games.
  • At home, the Lancers eclipse the total 44.4% of the time (four of nine games). They hit the over more often on the road, going over the total in 50% of games (three of six).
  • In home games, Cal Baptist has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 6-2 (.750). In away games, it is 1-1 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Lancers have been putting up 69.9 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 73.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Cal Baptist has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 72.5 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 74.1 it has surrendered per game this season.
  • While the Lancers are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests compared to their season-long average (6.6), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (27.8% from deep over the last 10, 29.3% on the season).

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-13-0 (Home: 1-8-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-9-0 (As Favorite: 2-9-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-8-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 6-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (280th in nation) 46.4 (318th) 32.8 (161st) 31.6 (202nd) 12.5 (273rd) 10.7 (107th)

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Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Abilene Christian has performed better against the spread on the road (3-7-0) than at home (1-4-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Wildcats games have gone over one of five times at home (20%), and six of 10 away (60%).

Recent trends

  • While the Wildcats are posting 70.9 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, producing 65.0 points per contest.
  • Abilene Christian has fared worse defensively in its last 10 games, giving up 72.5 points per contest, 0.8 more points than its season average of 71.7.
  • The Wildcats are making 4.4 threes per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (4.7). In addition, they own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (27.3%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (29.7%).

Abilene Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-11-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (197th in nation) 45.2 (283rd) 31.1 (263rd) 29.6 (104th) 13.6 (189th) 14.6 (349th)
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