The Abilene Christian Wildcats (8-9, 0-2 WAC) are heavy underdogs (by 14 points) to break a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Grand Canyon Antelopes (11-5, 1-1 WAC) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The point total is set at 144.5 in the matchup.
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Grand Canyon Cover -14 vs Abilene Christian -108
Grand Canyon vs. Abilene Christian betting lines
- Grand Canyon moneyline odds to win: -1149
- Abilene Christian moneyline odds to win: +720
- Spread: Grand Canyon (-14)
- Total: 144.5
Grand Canyon statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Grand Canyon covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last season. Grand Canyon covered eight times in 16 games when playing at home, and it covered six times in 11 games when playing on the road.
- The Antelopes exceeded the total more often at home last year, hitting the over in eight of 16 home matchups (50%). In road games, they hit the over in five of 11 games (45.5%).
- Grand Canyon won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home last year, going 15-0 (1.000). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 7-3 (.700).
Recent trends
- In their last 10 games, the Antelopes have been racking up 78.5 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 78.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
- Grand Canyon’s defense has been more stingy lately, as the team has given up 65.8 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 69.7 points per game its opponents average on the season.
- The Antelopes are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 6.4 threes per game and shooting 29.8% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 6.8 makes and 31.7% from distance in the 2024-25 season.
Grand Canyon betting records this season
- ATS Record: 3-12-0 (Home: 1-8-0; Away: 0-2-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 14+: 0-7-0 (As Favorite: 1-12-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
- O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 0-2-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-2)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.1 (272nd in nation) | 42.0 (111th) | 35.7 (45th) | 31.7 (216th) | 13.8 (180th) | 12.0 (239th) |
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Abilene Christian statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Abilene Christian’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .200 (1-4-0). On the road, it is .333 (3-6-0).
- In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Wildcats’ games have finished above the over/under at home (20%, one of five) than on the road (55.6%, five of nine).
Recent trends
- In their past 10 games, the Wildcats are averaging 66.3 points per game, 5.3 fewer points than their season average (71.6).
- Abilene Christian is surrendering 69.2 points per contest over its previous 10 games, which is 1.6 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (70.8).
- Over their last 10 games, the Wildcats are making 4.2 threes per contest, 0.4 fewer threes than their season average (4.6). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (26.3%) compared to their season average (29.0%).
Abilene Christian betting records this season
- ATS Record: 5-10-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 3-6-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 14+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
- O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 5-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-1)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.4 (153rd in nation) | 44.6 (252nd) | 31.4 (255th) | 29.3 (86th) | 13.8 (180th) | 14.4 (344th) |
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