St. Thomas vs. UC Riverside betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 20

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The Saint Thomas Tommies (9-4) are heavily favored (-14.5) to build on a three-game win streak when they host the UC Riverside Highlanders (6-6) at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. The matchup airs on Summit League Network. The matchup has a point total of 152.

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St. Thomas Cover -14.5 vs UC Riverside -109

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

St. Thomas vs. UC Riverside betting lines

  • St. Thomas moneyline odds to win: -1538
  • UC Riverside moneyline odds to win: +859
  • Spread: St. Thomas (-14.5)
  • Total: 152

St. Thomas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • St. Thomas has a better record against the spread when playing at home (2-1-0) than it does in road games (3-3-0).
  • When playing at home, the Tommies eclipse the over/under 33.3% of the time (one of three games). They hit the over in the same percentage of games on the road (two of six contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, St. Thomas has an identical winning percentage when playing at home compared to when playing away from home (1.000).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Tommies were 12th-best in the country on offense (83.1 points scored per game) and ranked 263rd on defense (74.8 points conceded).
  • St. Thomas was the 20th-worst squad in the country in rebounds per game (28.2) and 247th in rebounds allowed (32.2) last year.
  • The Tommies were 61st in the nation in assists (15.4 per game) last year.

St. Thomas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 0-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (65th in nation) 43.4 (176th) 29.0 (330th) 32.5 (254th) 15.8 (108th) 9.1 (14th)

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UC Riverside statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, UC Riverside is 1-1-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-3-0 ATS (.625).
  • Looking at the over/under, Highlanders games have gone over two of two times at home (100%), and four of eight away (50%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Highlanders scored 74.8 points per game (143rd-ranked in college basketball) last season. They gave up 75.0 points per contest at the other end of the court (271st-ranked).
  • Last year UC Riverside pulled down 33.4 boards per game (90th-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 30.7 rebounds per contest (147th-ranked).
  • The Highlanders delivered 12.9 assists per game, which ranked them 227th in the country.

UC Riverside betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (150th in nation) 46.6 (313th) 32.8 (207th) 31.1 (183rd) 12.6 (300th) 12.6 (254th)
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