Utah Valley vs. Abilene Christian betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Abilene Christian Wildcats (8-7, 0-0 WAC) visit the Utah Valley Wolverines (8-6, 0-0 WAC) after losing three road games in a row. The Wolverines are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5 points.

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Utah Valley Cover -8.5 vs Abilene Christian -109

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Utah Valley vs. Abilene Christian betting lines

  • Utah Valley moneyline odds to win: -417
  • Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: +320
  • Spread: Utah Valley (-8.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Utah Valley statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Utah Valley has a better record against the spread in home games (2-0-0) than it does in away games (3-5-0).
  • The Wolverines have gone over the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in one of two home matchups (50%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of eight games (37.5%).
  • At home, Utah Valley has won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 2-0 (1.000). When playing on the road, it is 1-1 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • With 68.7 points scored per game and 68.6 points conceded last year, the Wolverines were 305th in the nation on offense and 75th on defense.
  • Utah Valley was 94th in the country in rebounds per game (33.7) and 205th in rebounds conceded (32.0) last year.
  • With 14.9 assists per game last year, the Wolverines were 70th in the country.

Utah Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (70th in nation) 41.9 (118th) 35.9 (52nd) 28.3 (53rd) 15.5 (102nd) 12.3 (251st)

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Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Abilene Christian is 1-4-0 at home against the spread (.200 winning percentage). Away, it is 2-5-0 ATS (.286).
  • In terms of the over/under, Wildcats games have finished over less frequently at home (one of five, 20%) than on the road (five of seven, 71.4%).

Recent trends

  • While the Wildcats are posting 73.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, tallying 68.7 points per contest.
  • Abilene Christian has performed worse defensively in its previous 10 games, ceding 72.1 points per contest, 0.6 more points than its season average of 71.5.
  • In their last 10 games, the Wildcats are making 4.2 three-pointers per contest, 0.7 fewer threes than their season average (4.9). They also sport a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (25.9%) compared to their season average (29.6%).

Abilene Christian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-9-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (135th in nation) 44.7 (269th) 31.4 (269th) 29.2 (85th) 13.8 (201st) 14.1 (338th)
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