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The No. 8 seed Cal Baptist Lancers (17-15, 8-10 WAC) are 6-point underdogs in their WAC Tournament matchup against the No. 1 seed Sam Houston Bearkats (24-6, 14-4 WAC) on Thursday at Orleans Arena, tipping off at 3:00 PM on ESPN+. The winner moves one step closer to the conference championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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How do I watch Bearkats vs. Lancers?
- Game Day: Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Paradise, Nevada
- Arena: Orleans Arena
Betting Lines for Bearkats vs. Lancers
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston | -6 | 124 |
Sam Houston Betting Stats & Information
- Sam Houston has been the moneyline favorite 20 times this season. They’ve gone 17-3 in those games.
- The Bearkats have an 8-1 record (winning 88.9% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -268 or shorter.
- The Bearkats’ ATS record is 17-10-0 this season.
- The Lancers have a 1-4 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 6 points or more this season.
- The average total in Sam Houston’s games this season is 7.9 more points than the total of 124 in this game.
Cal Baptist Betting Stats & Info
- Cal Baptist has won five, or 41.7%, of the 12 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Lancers are 1-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +218 or more on the moneyline.
- The Lancers’ ATS record is 14-15-1 this year.
- The Lancers have a 1-4 record against the spread when an underdog by 6 points or more this year.
- The average point total for Cal Baptist this year is 11.4 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Sam Houston vs. Cal Baptist Season Stat Comparison
| Sam Houston Rank | Sam Houston AVG | Cal Baptist AVG | Cal Baptist Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135th | 73.4 | Points Scored | 70 | 217th |
| 4th | 58.5 | Points Allowed | 65.4 | 48th |
| 42nd | 34.5 | Rebounds | 34 | 55th |
| 28th | 10.5 | Off. Rebounds | 9.2 | 108th |
| 63rd | 8.5 | 3pt Made | 8.4 | 71st |
| 115th | 13.9 | Assists | 14.4 | 82nd |
| 270th | 12.8 | Turnovers | 11 | 93rd |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Sam Houston Bearkats Leaders
- Qua Grant leads the Bearkats in points and assists per game, scoring 13.8 points and distributing 3.9 assists.
- Javion May is Sam Houston’s best rebounder, pulling down an average of 4.9 boards in each contest while scoring 3.9 points per game.
- The Bearkats get the most three-point shooting production out of Donte Powers, who makes 2.1 threes per game.
Cal Baptist Lancers Leaders
- The Lancers’ Taran Armstrong racks up enough points (11.3 per game) and assists (five per game) to top the team’s leaderboards.
- Hunter Goodrick is at the top of the Cal Baptist rebounding leaderboard with 6.5 rebounds per game. He also racks up 8.4 points and tacks on 1.8 assists per game.
- Reed Nottage makes 1.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Lancers.
