Dixie State vs Abilene Christian 1/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Abilene Christian Wildcats will travel to Burns Arena to take on the Dixie State Trailblazers this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats won their 10^th straight game and improved to 10-2 on the season after defeating the Utah Valley Wolverines, 80-76, this past Thursday. Abilene Christian was solid offensively against the Utah Valley defense and was able to hold off the Wolverines after taking a 72-60 lead with 2:37 left in regulation. Abilene Christian shot 49.2% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Utah Valley to shoot 58.0% from the field & 52.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Airion Simmons who had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Abilene Christian is averaging 83.9 ppg on 46.9% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 34.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Abilene Christian has been led by Coryon Mason (11.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.1 apg), Mahki Morris (10.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.5 spg), Airion Simmons (9.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.7 spg), & Cameron Steele (8.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.7 apg).

Defensively, Abilene Christian is holding their opponents to an average of 61.9 ppg on 39.6% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of 1.4 and a turnover margin of 10.4.

The Dixie State Trailblazers lost their 2^nd straight game and improved to 7-7 on the season after being defeated by the Tarleton State Texans, 83-69, this past Thursday. Dixie State had no answers on the defensive end for Tarleton and could not fight back after the Texans took a 73-61 lead with 4:00 minutes left in regulation. Dixie State shot 44.8% from the field & 34.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Tarleton to shoot 50.0% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Trailblazers was Cameron Gooden who had 15 points, 8 rebounds, & 4 assists.

On the season, Dixie State is averaging 80.1 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Trailblazers are averaging 8.4 three-pointers per game on 36.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Dixie State has been led by Cameron Gooden (14.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.9 apg), Hunter Schofield (13.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg), Frank Staine (9.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg), & Dancell Leter (9.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Dixie State is allowing their opponents to an average of 76.1 ppg on 45.3% shooting from the field. The Trailblazers have a rebound margin of 3.5 and a turnover margin of -0.3.

The Wildcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win & 25-8 ATS in their last 33 games overall. The Trailblazers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall & 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.

Dixie State has a 7-7 record, however, this is not a great team as 4 of those victories come against non-D1 opponents while their defense has really struggled slowing down opposing offenses. Abilene Christian has been outstanding on both ends of the court as the Wildcats come into this game ranked 11^th in scoring offense & 51^st in scoring defense and as I think Abilene Christian has no trouble winning this one by double-digits, I’m taking Abilene Christian to cover this spread. Good Luck!