The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (11-6, 3-3 Southland) hit the road in Southland action against the Houston Christian Huskies (6-11, 3-3 Southland) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET. The Vaqueros are 3-point favorites in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 147.

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UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Houston Christian betting lines

• UT Rio Grande Valley moneyline odds to win: -155
• Houston Christian moneyline odds to win: +129
• Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley (-3)
• Total: 147

UT Rio Grande Valley statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, UT Rio Grande Valley has fared worse when playing at home, covering two times in five home games, and four times in six road games.
• The Vaqueros have gone over the total less consistently at home, hitting the over in one of five home matchups (20%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of six games (66.7%).
• UT Rio Grande Valley has performed better as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Vaqueros have been scoring 74.6 points per game, an average that’s a little lower than the 79.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
• The last 10 games have seen UT Rio Grande Valley allow 4.9 fewer points per game (65.9) than its season-long average (70.8).
• The Vaqueros are trending down from deep over their last 10 outings, making 11.3 threes per game and shooting 32.7% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 11.6 makes and 33.1% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

UT Rio Grande Valley betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
• O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 4-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)

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Houston Christian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This year, Houston Christian is 5-2-0 at home against the spread (.714 winning percentage). On the road, it is 8-0-0 ATS (1.000).
• Huskies games have gone above the over/under more often at home (four times out of seven) than away (four of eight) this year.
• The Huskies, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-5) than on the road (2-6) this year.

Recent trends

• While the Huskies are averaging 66.7 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, amassing 66 points per contest.
• Houston Christian is giving up 71.5 points per game in its previous 10 games, the same number of points it is allowing per game for the season.
• The Huskies are making 7.4 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they own a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (32.2%) compared to their season average from downtown (30.6%).

Houston Christian betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-2-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 8-0-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3+: 10-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 12-2-0)
• O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 1-5; Away: 2-6)