Cal Baptist vs. UT Arlington betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 26

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The Cal Baptist Lancers (19-8, 9-5 WAC) host the UT Arlington Mavericks (15-12, 7-8 WAC) after winning 12 home games in a row. The Lancers are favored by 6.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026. The matchup has an over/under set at 133.5 points.

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Cal Baptist Cover -6.5 vs UT Arlington -111

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Cal Baptist vs. UT Arlington betting lines

  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: -287
  • UT Arlington moneyline odds to win: +226
  • Spread: Cal Baptist (-6.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cal Baptist owns a worse record against the spread in home games (4-8-0) than it does on the road (9-4-0).
  • In home games, the Lancers eclipse the over/under 25% of the time (three of 12 games). They hit the over more often in away games, going over the total in 46.2% of games (six of 13).
  • Cal Baptist has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 12-0 (1.000). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 3-2 (.600).

Recent trends

  • The Lancers’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 68.5 points a contest compared to the 71.9 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Cal Baptist has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor recently, allowing 64.4 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 68.6 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Lancers are making 0.4 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.5 compared to 6.1 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (33.7% compared to 32.2% season-long).

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 4-8-0 (As Favorite: 8-10-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-18-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-2 (Home: 12-0; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (320th in nation) 41.8 (59th) 36.7 (22nd) 29.6 (94th) 10.4 (360th) 11.7 (250th)

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UT Arlington statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, UT Arlington is 7-4-0 at home against the spread (.636 winning percentage). On the road, it is 6-7-0 ATS (.462).
  • Looking at the over/under, Mavericks games have finished over three of 11 times at home (27.3%), and four of 13 away (30.8%).
  • This season the Mavericks are 1-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 4-7 (.364).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Mavericks are posting 69.9 points per game, 1.2 fewer points than their season average (71.1).
  • UT Arlington is giving up 72.7 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 5.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (67.4).
  • The Mavericks are making 4.7 three-pointers per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (5.1). Additionally, they have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (27.2%) compared to their season average from downtown (29.7%).

UT Arlington betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 8-3-0; As Underdog: 5-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-18-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 6-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 4-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (211th in nation) 42.1 (68th) 33.8 (88th) 28.3 (37th) 12.6 (275th) 13.7 (350th)
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