Weber State vs. Utah Valley betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Weber State Wildcats (6-6) are favored by 2 points against the Utah Valley Wolverines (6-6) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The over/under is 140 for the matchup.

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Weber State Cover -2 vs Utah Valley -109

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Weber State vs. Utah Valley betting lines

  • Weber State moneyline odds to win: -135
  • Utah Valley moneyline odds to win: +113
  • Spread: Weber State (-2)
  • Total: 140

Weber State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Weber State has a better record against the spread (1-1-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (1-4-0).
  • The Wildcats have exceeded the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in two of two home matchups (100%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of five games (80%).
  • Weber State has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 0-1, compared to going 1-1 in away games.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Wildcats were the 117th-ranked team in college basketball (75.4 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 56th (67.5 points conceded per game).
  • At 29.9 rebounds per game and 29.7 rebounds conceded, Weber State was 310th and 63rd in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • The Wildcats were 258th in the country in assists (12.2 per game) last season.

Weber State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-3-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (98th in nation) 40.0 (59th) 36.1 (48th) 31.8 (224th) 13.3 (225th) 9.8 (41st)

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Utah Valley statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Utah Valley performed better against the spread away (9-5-1) than at home (7-5-0) last year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Wolverines games went over four of 12 times at home (33.3%) and eight of 15 away (53.3%) last year.
  • In 2023-24 as moneyline underdogs, the Wolverines had a better winning percentage at home (.500, 2-2 record) than on the road (.333, 4-8).

Last season stats

  • With 68.7 points per game on offense, the Wolverines were 305th in college basketball last year. At the other end, they gave up 68.6 points per contest, which ranked 75th in college basketball.
  • With 33.7 rebounds per game, Utah Valley was 94th in college basketball. It ceded 32.0 rebounds per contest, which ranked 205th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Wolverines ranked 70th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 14.9 per game.

Utah Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 2-0; 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
45.6 (162nd in nation) 42.5 (147th) 35.2 (70th) 29.0 (80th) 14.3 (170th) 12.4 (255th)
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