East Texas A&M vs Abilene Christian Prediction 12-18-24 College Basketball Picks
Abilene Christian (7-4) vs. East Texas A&M (1-10)
December 18, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: East Texas A&M +8.5; Over/Under: -
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The Abilene Christian Wildcats and the East Texas A&M Lions meet Wednesday in college basketball action from East Texas A&M Field House. Here’s an East Texas A&M vs Abilene Christian prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best East Texas A&M vs Abilene Christian pick.
Abilene Christian Wildcats Betting Preview
This year the Wildcats went 4-3 in their first seven games, taking losses to Middle Tennessee, Kennesaw State and Montana State in that time. It’s been wins over Omaha, New Mexico State and Hardin-Simmons since then in a 3-1 run.
In the Hardin-Simmons matchup on Saturday, the Wildcats came out of the break with a 49-27 edge. Abilene Christian hit a 44-35 run the rest of the way in a 93-62 blowout win. Christian Alston put up 17 points with six rebounds and four assists as lead scorer.
East Texas A&M Lions Betting Preview
Over on the Lions’ side, they lost their first three before a win over Southern on November 13. It’s been losses to UConn, Oklahoma Stonehill, Fort Wayne, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word and South Alabama since then, though.
In the South Alabama matchup on Sunday, the Lions were within six points going into the second half. East Texas A&M didn’t end up getting any closer in an 81-72 loss, though. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen and Yusef Salih each scored 17 points in the defeat.
Why the East Texas A&M Lions will win
- East Texas A&M has won each of its last five Wednesday games at The Field House.
Why the Abilene Christian Wildcats will win
- Abilene Christian has won 15 of its last 16 games against the Southland Conference.
- East Texas A&M has lost each of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- East Texas A&M has lost the first half in each of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
East Texas A&M vs Abilene Christian Prediction
I might try East Texas A&M here. Probably not touching it, though. The Lions shot well (48 percent) and had a 31-28 rebounding edge on South Alabama in their latest loss, but were killed by 20 turnovers for 19 Jaguars points. East Texas A&M is currently riding an ugly seven-game losing streak but they’ve been close in a couple of comparable matchups during that time.
As for Abilene Christian, they’re fresh off an easy win over Hardin-Simmons and have been playing well lately. East Texas A&M is going to have to hit the gas on the scoreboard—and cut down on the mistakes—but I think they’ve got a decent shot at a home cover.
