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UT Rio Grande Valley vs Abilene Christian Wildcats Predictions January 6, 2024

Game time: January 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Moody Coliseum (Abilene) — Abilene, TX

Article updated Jan 6, 1:36 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The UT Rio Grande Valley are traveling to play the Abilene Christian Wildcats at the Moody Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Abilene Christian is the

Game outlook

The UT Rio Grande Valley are traveling to play the Abilene Christian Wildcats at the Moody Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Abilene Christian is the betting favorite opening at -10 and the line hasn't moved.

Vaqueros vs Wildcats Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Wildcats to win tonight's game by 8 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UT Rio Grande Valley to cover the 10 point spread and the total to go under 157.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: UT Rio Grande Valley 69 to Abilene Christian 77

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the UT Rio Grande Valley and Abilene Christian Wildcats, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts UT Rio Grande Valley to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Abilene Christian will win straight-up is 85%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be RIO 68.75, ABILE 88.75.

OddsShark predicts Abilene Christian will win, utrgv will cover, and the total will go under.

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UT Rio Grande Valley Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 291, UT Rio Grande Valley is ranked #208 in offense (scoring an average of 73.69 per game), #340 in defense (allowing an average of 79.15 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-9 (4-7 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Vaqueros hit an average of 42.34% of their field goals (ranked #280) and 69.45% of their free throws (ranked #236) and makes an average of 27.08% of their three pointers ranked #349 in the NCAAB). They average 35.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 243) and average 13.62 offensive assists and 14.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 174 and 335 respectively).

Defensively speaking, UT Rio Grande Valley allows an average of 45.36% field goals (ranked #304) and 75.90% free throws (ranked #346 in the NCAAB) The Vaqueros allow an average of 36.58% of the three pointers (ranked #334) and averages 40.23 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 40.23) Finally, the Vaqueros average 16.23 defensive assists and 16.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 346 and 22 respectively).

Abilene Christian Key Betting Stats

Abilene Christian Wildcats has a power ranking of 211 and are #153 for offense (scoring an average of 76.38 per game), #290 for defense (giving up an average of 76.00 points per game) and 5-8 (6-6 ATS) overall. UT Rio Grande Valley went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Abilene Christian.

For offense, the Wildcats hit an average of 43.48% of their field goals (ranked #253) and 72.76% of their free throws (ranked #122) and makes an average of 34.51% of their three pointers (ranked #135 in the NCAAB). They average 33.92 rebounds per game (ranked # 296) and average 13.92 offensive assists and 13.31 turnovers per game (ranked # 149) and 267 respectively).

On defense, Abilene Christian allows an average of 45.64% field goals (ranked #310) and 70.22% free throws (ranked #158 in the NCAAB) The Wildcats allow an average of 34.01% of the three pointers (ranked #251) and averages 38.69 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.69) Finally, the Wildcats average 11.69 defensive assists and 15.92 turnovers per game (ranked # 96 and 25 respectively).

Betting Summary

Abilene Christian has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UT Rio Grande Valley to cover the 10 point spread and the total to go under 157.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw UT Rio Grande Valley vs Wildcats archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

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Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UT Rio Grande Valley+410 → +413Moved
  • Moneyline · Abilene Christian Wildcats-572 → -550Moved
  • Spread · UT Rio Grande Valley+10 (-110) → +10 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Abilene Christian Wildcats-10 (-110) → -10 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over155.5 (-110) → 157.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under155.5 (-110) → 157.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

UT Rio Grande Valley
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Abilene Christian Wildcats
14-19 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 8-1-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-06T06:36:21.877Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the UT Rio Grande Valley and Abilene Christian Wildcats, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-07Abilene Christian Wildcats 62 · California Baptist 69
  • 2023-02-04Abilene Christian Wildcats 87 · California Baptist 71
  • 2023-01-28Utah Tech 76 · Abilene Christian Wildcats 81
  • 2023-01-11Abilene Christian Wildcats 86 · UT Rio Grande Valley 103
  • 2022-03-03Dixie State 64 · Abilene Christian Wildcats 80
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 91-89

Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 91-89 on January 6, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Abilene Christian Wildcats' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 40-36. Against SportsJaw's recorded UT Rio Grande Valley +10 (-110) spread, UT Rio Grande Valley covered, while the 180 combined points finished over the recorded total of 157.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MikehuffSpread · Abilene Christian Wildcats -10 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · UT Rio Grande Valley +10 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 156.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · UT Rio Grande Valley +10 (-110)Win