Utah Valley Wolverines (8-9) vs. Grand Canyon Antelopes (16-1)
January 18, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Grand Canyon Antelopes -13.5; Over/Under: +139.5
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The Utah Valley Wolverines and Grand Canyon Antelopes face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown at GCU Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon prediction.
Utah Valley Has Lost Two Games in a Row
Utah Valley is struggling heading into this game and they have lost two games in a row. In the last game against UTRGV, Utah Valley scored 68 points and they ended up losing by eight points. Utah Valley on the season is averaging 68.4 points while their defense is giving up 69.6 points per game. The defense is ranked 132nd and the defense is going to need to step up in a big way here. Drake Allen has been the top player for this team averaging 12 points while shooting 44.4 percent from the field.
Grand Canyon Continues to Win Games
Grand Canyon comes into this game with a 16-1 record overall in the WAC standings and they are coming off another dominant victory. Grand Canyon faced off against Tarleton State in the last game and the offense scored 74 points on the way to the victory. Grand Canyon is a team that wants to push the pace and they are averaging 81.9 points while their defense is giving up 66.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 32nd in the league and they are going to need the offense to run up the score here. Tyron Grant Foster is averaging 20.6 points while shooting 47.8 percent from the field. In this game I would expect Grand Canyon is going to try to push the pace and really put the pressure on the Utah Valley defense.
Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon Betting Prediction
The Grand Canyon offense gets the headlines but what their defense did in the last game was impressive. Grand Canyon only gave up 48 points to Tarleton State and the defense is going to step up again here against Utah Valley. Utah Valley is averaging only 68.4 points and they aren’t going to get even close to this number here. Grand Canyon is going to find success here, and they are going to cover the spread here.
