Cal Baptist vs. Utah Valley betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Cal Baptist Lancers (14-6, 4-3 WAC) are slightly favored (by 1.5 points) to continue a nine-game home win streak when they host the Utah Valley Wolverines (15-5, 5-2 WAC) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. The over/under for the matchup is 148.5.

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Cal Baptist vs. Utah Valley betting lines

  • Cal Baptist moneyline odds to win: -111
  • Utah Valley moneyline odds to win: -108
  • Spread: Cal Baptist (-1.5)
  • Total: 148.5

Cal Baptist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Cal Baptist has performed worse at home, covering three times in nine home games, and seven times in nine road games.
  • The Lancers have exceeded the total less consistently at home, hitting the over in two of nine home matchups (22.2%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of nine games (44.4%).
  • Cal Baptist has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 9-0 (1.000). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 2-1 (.667).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Lancers have been racking up 71.9 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 73.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Cal Baptist has been tougher on defense as of late, giving up 68.3 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 69.2 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2025-26 season.
  • The Lancers’ 5.7 made three-pointers per-game average during their past 10 games are less than the 5.8 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 31.3% compared to their season-long percentage of 31.2% from deep.

Cal Baptist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-9-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 6-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-14-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.7 (273rd in nation) 42.4 (100th) 36.3 (41st) 28.0 (39th) 11.1 (346th) 11.7 (221st)

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Utah Valley statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Utah Valley has a better winning percentage at home (.571, 4-3-0 record) than on the road (.286, 2-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Wolverines games have gone over more often at home (six of seven, 85.7%) than away (four of seven, 57.1%).

Recent trends

  • The Wolverines are scoring 83.6 points per contest in their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 82.9.
  • While Utah Valley is allowing 68.7 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its previous 10 games, allowing 71.7 points per contest.
  • The Wolverines are sinking 6.8 treys per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.2). In addition, they have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (33.8%) compared to their season average from three-point land (34.8%).

Utah Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-8-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-6-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-7-0 (Home: 6-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 7-0; Away: 2-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.4 (eighth in nation) 40.8 (43rd) 35.8 (47th) 27.8 (28th) 19.8 (sixth) 13.8 (347th)
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