California Baptist Lancers vs Abilene Christian Wildcats Prediction, 1/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs Abilene Christian Wildcats

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Moody Coliseum in Abilene, TX

TV: ESPN+

The California Baptist Lancers (12-6) are traveling to Moody Coliseum on Thursday where they will play the Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-7).

The California Baptist Lancers faced Southern Utah and notched a win by a score of 58-55 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lancers ended up finishing with 14 while Southern Utah had 18 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 21 attempts from distance. Southern Utah finished the game at 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 12 tries. Moreover, Southern Utah grabbed 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Southern Utah distributed 7 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, California Baptist allowed 35.1% from the field on 20 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 18 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Lancers knocked down 11 of their 19 shots for a rate of 57.9%. California Baptist wrapped up the game with a 30.9% FG percentage (21 out of 68) and converted 5 of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is one guy who played a role for the contest. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 28 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also snagged 1 rebound. He ended up going 25.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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California Baptist comes into this game with a mark of 12-6 so far this year. They have an average of 73.1 pts per contest (275th in the nation) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. The Lancers are hitting 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (105 of 341) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, California Baptist is collecting 40.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 199 assists so far this year, which is 333rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Lancers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 95th in the country in opponents points per game (70.1). The Lancers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (435 of 1,013) and they relinquish 31.1 boards per game as a unit. They rank 55th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 196 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Abilene Christian Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 82-72 when they faced UT Arlington. The Wildcats recorded 12 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 17 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. UT Arlington earned 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 32 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 65.6%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Abilene Christian knocked down 5 of their 12 attempts (41.7%). In all, the Wildcats ended up shooting 23 for 45 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.1%. The Wildcats allowed UT Arlington to convert 26 out of their 51 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 51.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 38.5% from distance by going 5 out of 13 and finished the game at 25 of 29 from the free throw line (86.2%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Abilene Christian allowed UT Arlington to get 27 in total (9 offensive).

Bradyn Hubbard ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this matchup. He had 27 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 8 of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Abilene Christian has a win-loss record of 10-7 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 143rd in college. Abilene Christian has scored 1,247 pts so far this year (73.4 per game) and they grab 32.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per contest (186th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they go 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 128th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 71.5. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (327th in college hoops). The Abilene Christian defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (103 of 282) and their opposition knocks down 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.4 assists and 29.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 43rd and 5th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take California Baptist

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