Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 5
05 March 2026

In a matchup featuring one of the hottest teams in college basketball, the Cal Baptist Lancers (21-8, 11-5 WAC, 8-2 in their last 10) play the Abilene Christian Wildcats (13-16, 5-11 WAC) at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center on March 5, 2026. The Lancers are favorites by 9.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 136.5 points.
Cal Baptist won its last outing 82-67 against Tarleton State on Saturday. In Cal Baptist's win, Dominique Daniels Jr. led the way with a team-high 23 points (adding two rebounds and four assists). Abilene Christian's most recent contest on Saturday ended in a 74-67 loss to Utah Valley. Abilene Christian got a team-high 18 points from Christian Alston in the loss.
Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
- Where: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California
- Spread favorite: Cal Baptist -9.5
- Moneyline favorite: Cal Baptist -450
- Moneyline underdog: Abilene Christian +340
- Over/Under: 136.5 points
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Betting the Over/Under: Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian
- This season, Cal Baptist's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 136.5-point total 18 times.
- This season, 16 of Abilene Christian's games have ended with a combined score higher than 136.5 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 143.1 points per game, 6.6 points more than the point total of 136.5 for this game.
- This game's total is 3.3 less than the 139.8 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
- This season, the average over/under for Cal Baptist's games is 140.2 points, 3.7 more than the total of 136.5 points set for this contest.
- Abilene Christian's games have an average over/under of 142.7 points this season, 6.2 more points than the over/under for this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian
- In Cal Baptist's 29 games this season, it has 16 wins against the spread.
- The Lancers have covered the spread once this season when favored by 9.5 points or more (in nine chances).
- Abilene Christian has 12 wins against the spread in 26 games this season.
- So far this season, the Wildcats have been installed as underdogs by a 9.5-point margin or more five times and are 4-1 ATS in those contests.
- At home this season, Cal Baptist is 6-8 against the spread and 14-0 overall.
- Cal Baptist has one win ATS (1-8) as a 9.5-point favorite or more at home.
- This year away from home, Abilene Christian is 7-7 against the spread and 3-11 overall.
Betting the Moneyline: Cal Baptist vs. Abilene Christian
- Cal Baptist has been the moneyline favorite in 20 games this season and won 18 (90%) of those contests.
- The Lancers have been at least a -450 moneyline favorite nine times this season and won each of those games.
- The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 81.8% chance of a victory for Cal Baptist.
- Abilene Christian has been victorious in four, or 26.7%, of the 15 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
- The Wildcats have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +340 moneyline underdog.
- Abilene Christian has an implied victory probability of 22.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
