The Cal Baptist Lancers and the Utah Valley Wolverines meet Wednesday in the college basketball WAC Tournament First Round at the Orleans Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cal Baptist vs. Utah Valley prediction.
Cal Baptist Team Preview
The Cal Baptist Lancers come into the conference tournament as the 8-seed, finishing the year at 15-16 overall including an 8-12 mark in WAC conference play. Dominique Daniels Jr. leads the Lancers in scoring with 19.2 PPG while Blondeau Tchoukulegno has 11.9 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Lancers in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Cal Baptist up to this point in the year. Yvan Ouedraogo also has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Lancers on the glass so far this season. As a team, Cal Baptist is averaging 67.5 PPG on 40.9% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 68.1% from the foul line this season.
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Utah Valley Team Preview
The Utah Valley Wolverines come into the conference tournament as the 5-seed, finishing the year with an overall record of 16-15 overall, including an 11-9 mark in WAC play. Caleb Stone-Carrawell leads the Wolverines in scoring with 11.8 PPG along with 3.5 RPG while Drake Allen has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Wolverines in the assist and to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Utah Valley so far this season. Tanner Toolson has 9.6 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Trevin Dorius has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 7.8 RPG to lead the Wolverines in rebounding. As a team, Utah Valley is averaging 68.9 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 28.8% from three and 67.2% from the foul line this season.
Cal Baptist vs. Utah Valley Prediction
I’m on Utah Valley here. I just don’t think I trust Cal Baptist to break down a Utah Valley defense that’s been one of the best in the WAC up to this point in the year. The Wolverines are the better team in my eyes and I think they do enough to secure the win and cover here when all is said and done to move on.