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Abilene Christian Wildcats vs CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: Icardo Center — Bakersfield, CA

Article updated Dec 17, 3:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Abilene Christian is on the road playing CSU Bakersfield at the Icardo Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. Abilene Christian -3.5 was the opening favorite

Game outlook

Abilene Christian is on the road playing CSU Bakersfield at the Icardo Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. Abilene Christian -3.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Abilene Christian -5.

Taking the floor for the 12th time this season against Bakersfield, the Abilene Christian Wildcats have an overall record of 1-5. With a record of 1-3 on the road, the Wildcats will play their fourth game of the season. With a 3-2 record, Abilene Christian has been favored in 5 games this season. For today’s contest, Abilene Christian have a betting line set at -5 points in their favor.

Abilene Christian will be the key

Immanuel Allen leads Abilene Christian with 11.36 points per game this season. Allen has scored 14.88% of the team's points so far. He also contributes 3.09 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. Tobias Cameron averages 10.0 points per game for the Wildcats. He and Cameron account for 28.0% of the team's scoring.

With an average of 76.3 points per game, Abilene Christian hopes to continue its strong offensive play against Bakersfield today. They have made 43.6% of their field goal attempts through 11 games. The Wildcats rank 296th in possessions per game, slowing down the pace of the game.

It's time to end Bakersfield's losing streak

As of today's matchup, the Bakersfield Roadrunners are on a two-game losing streak and have an overall record of 1-4. With a record of 2-1, the Roadrunners have been home three times. The Roadrunners have been underdogs six times, finishing 2-4 each time. On the spread, they are a +5 underdog in today's match. The leading scorer for Bakersfield this season is Kaleb Higgins, who averages 11.88 points per game. Higgins has scored 17.27% of the team's points so far. He also contributes 2.25 rebounds and 3.75 assists per game. Averaging 8.44 points per game, Marvin McGhee III is the second leading scorer for the Roadrunners. Their combined scoring accounts for 31.1% of the team's total.

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Bakersfield's offensive production this season has been lacking, as they rank 401st in college basketball with 64.0 points per game. They have played at a below average pace and struggled to knock down outside shots, which has contributed to their low scoring totals. The Roadrunners rank 464th in the NCAA with a 30.0% 3-point shooting percentage.

Take the Abilene Christian Wildcats to cover the spread and pick up the win as -5 point betting favorites in this matchup, according to our NCAA betting model. The offense of Abilene Christian puts up a strong performance against the Roadrunners' defense, even though the team ranks 254th in overall shooting percentage. In our opinion, there is plenty of value in taking the Wildcats at -5.

Abilene Christian Highlights

With a power ranking of 205, Abilene Christian is ranked #122 in offense (scoring an average of 75.70 per game), #113 in defense (allowing an average of 66.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-5 (2-6 ATS) this season.

CSU Bakersfield Highlights

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners has a power ranking of 303 and are #348 for offense (scoring an average of 61.11 per game), #20 for defense (giving up an average of 66.00 points per game) and 4-5 (3-4 ATS) overall. Abilene Christian went 0-1 (0-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against CSU Bakersfield.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be ABILE 59.25, CSUB 69.25. 50% of SportsJaw players predict CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Abilene Christian will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

66% picked CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Wildcats 73 to Roadrunners 62.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Wildcats 73 to Roadrunners 62.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Wildcats vs Roadrunners archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Wildcats vs Roadrunners matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Abilene Christian Wildcats-160 → -210Moved
  • Moneyline · CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners+140 → +175Moved
  • Spread · Abilene Christian Wildcats-3.5 (-110) → -5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners+3.5 (-110) → +5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over129.5 (-110) → 127.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under129.5 (-110) → 127.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Abilene Christian Wildcats
1-5 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners
1-4 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-17T08:36:55.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2021-12-15CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 59 · Abilene Christian Wildcats 69
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 65-59

Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 65-59 on December 17, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Abilene Christian Wildcats' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 50-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded Abilene Christian Wildcats -5 (-110) spread, Abilene Christian Wildcats covered, while the 124 combined points finished under the recorded total of 127.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DpxsportsSpread · CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners +5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Abilene Christian Wildcats -5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 128.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Abilene Christian Wildcats -5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 128.5 (-110)Loss
  • AliencreationSpread · Abilene Christian Wildcats -5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners +5 (-110)Loss