Houston Christian vs. New Orleans betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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The New Orleans Privateers (4-15, 2-6 Southland) are just 2.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a three-game home losing streak when they square off against the Houston Christian Huskies (8-11, 5-3 Southland) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Lakefront Arena. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is 147.5.

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Houston Christian Cover -2.5 vs New Orleans -105

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Houston Christian vs. New Orleans betting lines

  • Houston Christian moneyline odds to win: -145
  • New Orleans moneyline odds to win: +120
  • Spread: Houston Christian (-2.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Houston Christian statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Houston Christian owns a worse record against the spread in home games (7-2-0) than it does on the road (8-0-0).
  • When it comes to point totals, the Huskies hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total five times in nine opportunities this season (55.6%). In away games, they have hit the over four times in eight opportunities (50%).

Recent trends

  • The Huskies have seen a downturn in scoring lately, racking up 64.8 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.4 points fewer than the 67.2 they’ve scored this season.
  • Houston Christian has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 68.7 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 70.7 it has conceded per game this season.
  • While the Huskies are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.3 per game) compared to their season-long average (7.4), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (31.1% from deep over the last 10, 30.8% on the season).

Houston Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-2-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 8-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 14-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-11 (Home: 3-5; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (323rd in nation) 47.8 (348th) 29.1 (333rd) 31.6 (207th) 10.7 (346th) 11.4 (181st)

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New Orleans statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, New Orleans has a lower winning percentage at home (.000, 0-4-0 record) than away (.538, 7-6-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Privateers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (50%, two of four) than away (53.8%, seven of 13).
  • The Privateers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than on the road (3-10) this year.

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Privateers are averaging 67.8 points per game, 0.3 more than their season average (67.5).
  • While New Orleans is ceding 83.7 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse in its previous 10 games, allowing 84.2 points per contest.
  • The Privateers are making 0.2 fewer threes per contest in their last 10 games (6) compared to their season average (6.2), but they are posting a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (32.1%) compared to their season mark (31.1%).

New Orleans betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 7-10-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 7-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-14 (Home: 0-4; Away: 3-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.7 (353rd in nation) 47.1 (336th) 30.8 (279th) 38.4 (362nd) 12.1 (294th) 12.1 (254th)
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