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How to watch Abilene Christian vs. Tarleton State basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 23, 2025 at 9:00 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Abilene Christian and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 39-29 lead against Tarleton State.

Abilene Christian entered the match with six straight losses and they're well on their way to making it seven. Can they turn things around, or will Tarleton State hand them another defeat? Only time will tell.

Who's Playing

Tarleton State Texans @ Abilene Christian Wildcats

Current Records: Tarleton State 8-12, Abilene Christian 8-11

How To Watch

When: Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Moody Coliseum -- Abilene, Texas
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $97.00

What to Know

Abilene Christian and Tarleton State are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The two teams will face off in a WAC battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats are limping into the contest on a six-game losing streak.

Abilene Christian is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week's over/under low at 140, but even that wound up being too high. They took a 60-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cal Baptist on Saturday.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Abilene Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only seven assists. That's the fewest assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Meanwhile, Tarleton State suffered their biggest loss since November 17, 2024 on Saturday. They suffered a bruising 88-64 defeat at the hands of Grand Canyon. The Texans were surely aware of their disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result.

Abilene Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Tarleton State, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.

Looking ahead, Abilene Christian is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 4.5 points. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when expected to win.

Abilene Christian was pulverized by Tarleton State 86-59 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Abilene Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road?