Pacific vs. Idaho betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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A pair of sliding teams meet when the Pacific Tigers (5-8) host the Idaho Vandals (4-8) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET. The Tigers are 4.5-point favorites as they look to break a four-game losing streak against the Vandals, who have lost three straight. The matchup has an over/under set at 143.5 points.

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Pacific Cover -4.5 vs Idaho -107

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Pacific vs. Idaho betting lines

  • Pacific moneyline odds to win: -195
  • Idaho moneyline odds to win: +160
  • Spread: Pacific (-4.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Pacific statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Pacific has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered one time in four games when playing at home, and it has covered two times in five games on the road.
  • The Tigers have eclipsed the over/under more consistently at home, hitting the over in one of four home matchups (25%). On the road, they have hit the over in one of five games (20%).

Last season stats

  • The Tigers were 11th-worst in the nation offensively (64.7 points scored per game) last season and 13th-worst defensively (79.8 points conceded).
  • Pacific was the -3-worst squad in the country in rebounds per game (25.2) and worst in rebounds allowed (36.9) last season.
  • With 13.2 assists per game last season, the Tigers were 163rd in college basketball.

Pacific betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-2 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (255th in nation) 41.5 (103rd) 35.7 (66th) 31.0 (185th) 14.4 (164th) 12.2 (243rd)

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Idaho statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Idaho has an identical winning percentage (.333) at home (1-2-0 record) and on the road (2-4-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Vandals games have gone over 66.7% of the time this season, both at home (two of three) and away (four of six).
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Vandals have a better winning percentage at home (.333, 1-2 record) than away (.167, 1-5).

Last season stats

  • The Vandals put up 67.8 points per game (315th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 71.2 points per contest (153rd-ranked).
  • While Idaho ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in boards per game with 28.3 (13th-worst), it ranked 129th in college basketball with 30.7 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Vandals ranked 250th in college basketball with 12.3 dimes per contest.

Idaho betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-3-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (201st in nation) 46.1 (312th) 30.2 (302nd) 30.8 (167th) 13.0 (249th) 13.0 (290th)
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