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Cal Baptist Lancers @ Utah Tech Trailblazers

Current Records: Cal Baptist 14-8, Utah Tech 9-14

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Cal Baptist has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Utah Tech Trailblazers will face off in a WAC battle at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Burns Arena. Cal Baptist has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.

Last Thursday, the Lancers slipped by the Mavericks 64-63.

Utah Tech was handed a 21-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against the Thunderbirds on Thursday. The Trailblazers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Thunderbirds and snuck past 70-68. The victory was just what Utah Tech needed coming off of a 87-66 loss in their prior contest.

The Lancers have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for the Trailblazers, their victory bumped their record up to 9-14.

Looking forward, Cal Baptist is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 4.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: Cal Baptist is expected to win, but their 5-9 record against the spread as such isn't exactly encouraging.

Cal Baptist couldn't quite finish off the Trailblazers in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 72-69. Can Cal Baptist avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Cal Baptist is a 4.5-point favorite against Utah Tech, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 4.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is set at 134 points.

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Series History

Utah Tech and Cal Baptist both have 3 wins in their last 6 games.

  • Dec 06, 2023 - Utah Tech 72 vs. Cal Baptist 69
  • Jan 05, 2023 - Cal Baptist 72 vs. Utah Tech 58
  • Feb 24, 2022 - Cal Baptist 71 vs. Utah Tech 61
  • Jan 12, 2022 - Utah Tech 79 vs. Cal Baptist 76
  • Jan 30, 2021 - Utah Tech 79 vs. Cal Baptist 75
  • Jan 29, 2021 - Cal Baptist 89 vs. Utah Tech 74