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Utah Valley State vs California Baptist Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 20 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 65-46
29-22 36-24
Position#33
Record18-7
FormLWWWL
Points / game81.5
Allowed / game68.1
vs
Position#41
Record19-7
FormWWWWL
Points / game72.9
Allowed / game68.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Utah Valley State v California Baptist
21 Jan 2027
UTAH v CALI
upcoming
14 Mar 2026
UTAH61
CALI63
19 Feb 2026
UTAH65
CALI46
29 Dec 2025
UTAH73
CALI66
11 Jan 2025
UTAH75
CALI69
13 Mar 2024
UTAH63
CALI74
04 Jan 2024
UTAH65
CALI58
08 Feb 2023
UTAH71
CALI55
26 Feb 2022
UTAH63
CALI54
09 Jan 2021
UTAH81
CALI77
08 Jan 2021
UTAH77
CALI50
29 Jan 2020
UTAH61
CALI65
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Utah Valley State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
California Baptist winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Utah Valley StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Abilene Christian
#264
L
68-85
68
85
-17
A03/01
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
W
89-72
89
72
+17
H09/01
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
W
92-76
92
76
+16
H10/01
NCAA
UT Arlington
#150
W
86-74
86
74
+12
H17/01
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
L
70-84
70
84
-14
A22/01
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
L
71-78 OT
71
78
-7
A25/01
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
W
83-55
83
55
+28
A30/01
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
68-55
68
55
+13
H06/02
NCAA
UT Arlington
#150
W
81-60
81
60
+21
H07/02
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
L
77-81
77
81
-4
A13/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-41
32-44
46-39
43-33
31-30
61-46
46-28
40-46
34-35
36-49
28-24
37-41
35-32
48-23
26-24
42-31
42-31
39-29
25-42
52-39
150.5Avg total
78.5Scored
72.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)81.568.1149.6+13.472%
Season at home (14)86.061.4147.4+24.6100%
Season away (11)75.876.7152.5-0.936%
Last 10 (10)78.572.0150.5+6.560%
Last 5 (5)76.065.8141.8+10.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)81.077.3158.3+3.767%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)80.466.8147.2+13.573%
This opponent (California Baptist) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
California BaptistUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Tech
#158
W
84-72
84
72
+12
H09/01
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
W
58-55
58
55
+3
H11/01
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
74-58
74
58
+16
A16/01
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
W
73-64
73
64
+9
H22/01
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
W
78-71 OT
78
71
+7
H25/01
NCAA
UT Arlington
#150
W
87-77 OT
87
77
+10
A31/01
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
W
56-55
56
55
+1
H06/02
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
65-63
65
63
+2
H08/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
W
83-66
83
66
+17
A13/02
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
L
65-70
65
70
-5
A15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
40-31
44-41
24-22
34-33
46-29
28-29
29-26
44-38
24-28
41-37
35-31
33-37
28-30
28-25
32-26
33-37
43-36
40-30
28-27
37-43
137.4Avg total
72.3Scored
65.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)72.968.7141.6+4.273%
Season at home (13)72.863.5136.3+9.4100%
Season away (13)73.073.9146.9-0.946%
Last 10 (10)72.365.1137.4+7.290%
Last 5 (5)71.266.2137.4+5.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)70.073.0143.0-3.033%
vs Similar (11)69.669.9139.5-0.364%
vs Weaker (16)73.765.0138.7+8.788%
This opponent (Utah Valley State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +2.3+2.31st half: +4.3+4.32nd half2nd half: +4.9+4.92nd half: +1.2+1.2
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +2.3+2.31st half: +4.3+4.32nd half2nd half: +4.9+4.92nd half: +1.2+1.2
Utah Valley StateCalifornia Baptist
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Utah Valley StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Abilene Christian
#264
L
36-41
36
41
-5
A03/01
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
W
46-39
46
39
+7
H09/01
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H10/01
NCAA
UT Arlington
#150
W
46-28
46
28
+18
H17/01
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
L
34-35
34
35
-1
A22/01
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
W
28-24
28
24
+4
A25/01
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A30/01
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
26-24
26
24
+2
H06/02
NCAA
UT Arlington
#150
W
42-31
42
31
+11
H07/02
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
L
25-42
25
42
-17
A13/02
NCAA
67.5Avg total
34.9Scored
32.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.030.667.6+6.370%-
Last 30 at home (17)39.227.466.6+11.988%-
Last 30 away (13)34.034.968.9-0.946%-
Last 10 (10)34.932.667.5+2.370%-
Last 5 (5)31.230.661.8+0.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)34.032.766.7+1.367%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)37.530.267.7+7.373%-
This opponent (California Baptist) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
California BaptistLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Tech
#158
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H09/01
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
W
24-22
24
22
+2
H11/01
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
46-29
46
29
+17
A16/01
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
W
29-26
29
26
+3
H22/01
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
24-28
24
28
-4
H25/01
NCAA
UT Arlington
#150
W
35-31
35
31
+4
A31/01
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
L
28-30
28
30
-2
H06/02
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
32-26
32
26
+6
H08/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
W
43-36
43
36
+7
A13/02
NCAA
Utah Tech
#158
W
28-27
28
27
+1
A15/02
NCAA
61.5Avg total
32.9Scored
28.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.930.264.1+3.873%-
Last 30 at home (16)34.628.463.0+6.188%-
Last 30 away (14)33.232.165.4+1.157%-
Last 10 (10)32.928.661.5+4.380%-
Last 5 (5)33.230.063.2+3.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)26.328.755.0-2.333%-
vs Similar (11)30.830.160.9+0.764%-
vs Weaker (16)37.530.568.0+7.088%-
This opponent (Utah Valley State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
13/02/26AUtah Tech77-81
07/02/26HUT Arlington81-60
06/02/26HAbilene Christian68-55
30/01/26ATarleton83-55
25/01/26ACalifornia Baptist71-78 OT
22/01/26ASouthern Utah70-84
17/01/26HUT Arlington86-74
10/01/26HUtah Tech92-76
09/01/26HSouthern Utah89-72
03/01/26AAbilene Christian68-85
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/26AUtah Tech65-70
13/02/26ASouthern Utah83-66
08/02/26HAbilene Christian65-63
06/02/26HTarleton56-55
31/01/26AUT Arlington87-77 OT
25/01/26HUtah Valley State78-71 OT
22/01/26HUtah Tech73-64
16/01/26AAbilene Christian74-58
11/01/26HSouthern Utah58-55
09/01/26HUtah Tech84-72

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Utah Valley State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL72%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLLWL36%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251411
Win %72%100%36%
Points / game81.586.075.8
Allowed / game68.161.476.7
Point differential+13.4+24.6-0.9
Avg total149.6147.4152.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+56%79%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)100% (1)0% (2)
Overtime %4%0%9%
California Baptist
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL73%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWL46%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %73%100%46%
Points / game72.972.873.0
Allowed / game68.763.573.9
Point differential+4.2+9.4-0.9
Avg total141.6136.3146.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%46%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %12%8%15%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Western Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 California Baptist2619773%72.968.7+4.2
2 Utah Valley State2518772%81.568.1+13.4
3 Utah Tech27161159%76.973.6+3.3
4 UT Arlington25141156%72.268.1+4.0
5 Tarleton26131350%75.372.5+2.8
6 Abilene Christian26121446%70.170.7-0.6
7 Southern Utah2691735%76.179.6-3.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Utah Valley State293665
California Baptist222446
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