Evansville vs. UT Arlington betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 18

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The Evansville Purple Aces (2-2) are favored by 2.5 points against the UT Arlington Mavericks (3-1) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5 points.

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Evansville Cover -2.5 vs UT Arlington -108

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Evansville vs. UT Arlington betting lines

  • Evansville moneyline odds to win: -142
  • UT Arlington moneyline odds to win: +119
  • Spread: Evansville (-2.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Evansville statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Evansville did a better job covering the spread in home games (8-7-0) last season than it did in road tilts (7-8-0).
  • The Purple Aces exceeded the total more consistently when playing at home last season, hitting the over in eight of 15 home matchups (53.3%). In away games, they hit the over in five of 15 games (33.3%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Purple Aces were the 13th-worst team in college basketball (66.0 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 137th (70.7 points allowed per game).
  • Evansville was 323rd in college basketball in rebounds per game (29.3) and 274th in rebounds conceded (32.6) last season.
  • The Purple Aces were 250th in the country in assists (12.6 per game) last season.

Evansville betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-16-0 (Home: 8-7-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 13-14-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-18-0 (Home: 8-7-0; Away: 5-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 9-19 (Home: 5-7; Away: 4-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (261st in nation) 42.1 (78th) 29.3 (323rd) 32.6 (274th) 12.6 (250th) 11.3 (201st)

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UT Arlington statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UT Arlington was better against the spread away (7-7-0) than at home (5-6-0) last year.
  • Mavericks games finished above the over/under less frequently at home (four times out of 11) than on the road (eight of 14) last season.
  • The Mavericks, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-2) than on the road (2-8) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Mavericks ranked 157th in the country last season with 74.3 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 263rd with 74.8 points allowed per contest.
  • With 33.0 boards per game, UT Arlington ranked 119th in the country. It allowed 31.5 rebounds per contest, which ranked 202nd in college basketball.
  • The Mavericks delivered 14.0 dimes per game, which ranked them 141st in college basketball.

UT Arlington betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 14-15-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 7-6-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 10-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-15-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-13 (Home: 2-2; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (171st in nation) 43.2 (130th) 33.0 (119th) 31.5 (202nd) 14.0 (141st) 12.8 (320th)
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