Abilene Christian vs UT Arlington Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Texas-Arlington Mavericks meet Saturday in college basketball action from College Park Center. Here’s an Abilene Christian vs Texas-Arlington prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Abilene Christian vs Texas-Arlington pick. We will examine: 

The Abilene Christian Wildcats recent form and player performance

The Texas-Arlington Mavericks recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Abilene Christian Wildcats

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas-Arlington Mavericks

Recent betting trends in games played between Abilene Christian and Texas-Arlington

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Abilene Christian vs Texas-Arlington game

Abilene Christian Wildcats Betting Preview

The Wildcats have had a wild season so far, and it’s resulted in a .500 run in the record books. Abilene Christian kicked things off with an 8-5 run, then took losses to Texas A&M, Stephen F. Austin, Utah Valley, Seattle U, Grand Canyon and Cal Baptist before finally bagging another win over Tarleton State. After losses to Texas-Arlington and Cal Baptist, Abilene Christian hit a win streak over Utah Tech, Southern Utah, Seattle U, Southern Utah again and Utah Tech again. After another loss to Tarleton State, the Wildcats had a 14-14 overall run through their first 28 games of the 2024-25 campaign. 

In their latest matchup with Tarleton State on Thursday, the Wildcats came out of the break with a 37-25 deficit. Abilene Christian didn’t end up getting any closer than that on a 30-27 run from there and fell 67-52 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Leonardo Bettiol with 12 points and two rebounds. Bradyn Hubbard was the only other player to finish in double-figures during the defeat, notching 11 points with three boards and two steals. Quion Williams chipped in nine points with six boards, and Yaniel Rivera had six points off the bench in 16 minutes. 

Texas-Arlington Mavericks Betting Preview

Over on the Texas-Arlington side, they’ve had a couple of good runs this year but unfortunately won’t be finishing with a winning record. The Mavericks went .500 over their first 14 games at 7-7, then lost to Tarleton State, Utah Tech, Southern Utah and Utah Valley in the next four. Wins over Seattle U, Abilene Christian, Southern Utah and Utah Tech came next, but since then it’s been a rough 2-4 run. The wins in that time were over Cal Baptist and Tarleton State. Otherwise it was losses to Utah Valley, Seattle U and Grand Canyon (twice), giving Texas-Arlington a 13-15 record across their first 28 games this year. 

Matched up against Grand Canyon in the road rematch on Thursday, the Mavericks were in rough shape by the break sporting a 40-27 deficit. Texas-Arlington was outscored 45-44 the rest of the way and didn’t get any closer in an 85-71 loss. Jaden Wells led the team with 19 points, one rebound and one assist off the bench in 18 minutes of work. Lance Ware doubled up on 10 points with 17 rebounds, two blocks and two assists in 36 minutes of work as well. 

Why the UT Arlington Mavericks will win

• The home team has won each of Abilene Christian’s last four games.
• Abilene Christian has lost five of its last six day games.
• The home team has won the first half in three of Abilene Christian’s last four games.

Why the Abilene Christian Wildcats will win

• Abilene Christian has won five of its last six games against the Western Athletic Conference.

Abilene Christian vs Texas-Arlington Prediction 

I’ll take a stab on Abilene Christian. You could probably call this one either way, though. It should be a pretty good matchup overall. The Wildcats do need a good bounce-back effort here after a rough game versus Tarleton State. Abilene Christian was out-rebounded 37-23 in that one and coughed up 19 turnovers for 19 Texans points, but didn’t shoot terribly from the floor (43.8 percent). 

The Wildcats took a 79-76 overtime loss at home the last time these teams met up on January 25. That one was a sloppy game as well (27 total turnovers) and Abilene Christian took just seven foul shots to the Mavericks’ 25 from the line. The Wildcats need a big turnaround here in the road rematch but I think they’ve got a decent shot.