Abilene Christian vs. Cal Baptist: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 22, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 22, 2024

Tipping off at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, the Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-15, 5-9 WAC) will take on the Cal Baptist Lancers (14-11, 7-7 WAC) at Moody Coliseum (Abilene). Cal Baptist’s Hunter Goodrick is among the players to watch. The Wildcats are currently small 2.5-point favorites over the Lancers. The over/under is 135.5 points for the game.

Abilene Christian vs. Cal Baptist Betting Lines

Abilene Christian vs Cal Baptist Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Abilene Christian -2.5 135.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Cal Baptist (+2.5)
Total Pick Over (135.5)

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Abilene Christian vs. Cal Baptist Stat Rankings

Abilene Christian Avg. (Rank) Cal Baptist Avg. (Rank)
72.8 (214th) Points Scored 68.4 (309th)
74.9 (271st) Points Allowed 65.9 (35th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.4 (285th) Off. Rebounds 9.4 (114th)
5.3 (340th) 3pt Made 6.4 (273rd)
12.5 (232nd) Assists 10.4 (342nd)
12.5 (290th) Turnovers 10.1 (73rd)

Abilene Christian vs. Cal Baptist Betting Trends

  • The Wildcats’ record against the spread is 11-13-0.
  • Abilene Christian has won twice ATS (2-4) as a 2.5-point favorite or more this season.
  • This year, 13 of the Wildcats’ 24 games have gone over the point total.
  • Abilene Christian and its opponent have broken the 135.5-point mark 18 times this season.
  • The average total for Wildcats games this season has been 147.7, which is 12.2 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Cal Baptist has beaten the spread nine times in 23 games.
  • The Lancers’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or more is 3-1.
  • There have been 13 Abilene Christian’s games (out of 24) that went over the total this season.
  • Lancers games have finished with over 135.5 points scored 11 times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 1.3 points higher than the average scoring total for Cal Baptist’s games of 134.2.

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Abilene Christian Impact Players

  • Airion Simmons averages a team-best 6.2 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 13.3 points and 2.0 assists, shooting 44.5% from the field.
  • Ali Abdou Dibba is tops on his squad in points per contest (15.4), and also puts up 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists. At the other end, he puts up 1.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Hunter-Jack Madden averages 12.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 1.0 steal and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Kavion McClain is tops on his squad in assists per contest (3.7), and also posts 6.2 points and 1.8 rebounds. Defensively, he puts up 1.2 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Leonardo Bettiol puts up 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest. Defensively, he delivers 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Cal Baptist Impact Players

  • Goodrick is putting up a team-leading 8.8 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 8.7 points and 2.1 assists, making 42.5% of his shots from the floor.
  • Yvan Ouedraogo gives the Lancers 9.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He also delivers 0.7 steals and 1.0 block.
  • B. Tchoukuiegno gives the Lancers 11.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He also posts 1.0 steal and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Brantly Stevenson gives the Lancers 8.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also delivers 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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