Cal Poly vs. Omaha betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Cal Poly Mustangs (6-7) hit the court against the Omaha Mavericks (4-9) as only 1.5-point favorites on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 9:05 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 160.5.

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Cal Poly Cover -1.5 vs Omaha -116

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Cal Poly vs. Omaha betting lines

  • Cal Poly moneyline odds to win: -133
  • Omaha moneyline odds to win: +111
  • Spread: Cal Poly (-1.5)
  • Total: 160.5

Cal Poly statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Cal Poly has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered one time in four games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in seven games on the road.
  • The Mustangs have hit the over on the total in three of four home games (75%), compared to five of seven road games (71.4%).

Last season stats

  • The Mustangs were the sixth-worst squad in the nation in points scored (63.7 per game) and 250th in points allowed (74.1) last season.
  • On the boards, Cal Poly was fourth-worst in the nation in rebounds (27.5 per game) last season. It was 326th in rebounds conceded (34.8 per game).
  • Last season, the Mustangs were third-worst in college basketball in assists at 9.8 per game.

Cal Poly betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-3-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (74th in nation) 46.1 (310th) 32.4 (221st) 33.8 (305th) 16.1 (72nd) 17.8 (363rd)

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Omaha statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Omaha’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .500 (5-5-0) last season. Away, it was .533 (8-7-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Mavericks games went over six of 10 times at home (60%) last season, and seven of 15 away (46.7%).
  • The Mavericks’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .500 (2-2) last season, and on the road it was .143 (2-12).

Last season stats

  • The Mavericks put up 74.0 points per game (163rd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while surrendering 72.8 points per contest (209th-ranked).
  • Last season Omaha averaged 31.0 boards per game (247th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 31.7 rebounds per contest (186th-ranked).
  • The Mavericks didn’t produce many assists last season, ranking ninth-worst in the country with 10.2 assists per contest.

Omaha betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-4-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 7-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 7-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (298th in nation) 46.4 (318th) 30.6 (289th) 30.2 (138th) 11.8 (314th) 12.5 (260th)
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