Utah Valley vs Cal Baptist Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/8/23
Cal Baptist Lancers (13-11) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (18-6)
February 8, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Valley Wolverines -7 / Cal Baptist Lancers +7; Over/Under: +134.5
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The California Baptist Lancers and Utah Valley Wolverines meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the UCCU Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The California Baptist Lancers Betting Preview
The California Baptist Lancers are averaging 68.3 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 65.1 points on 41.7 percent shooting. Taran Armstrong is averaging 12.1 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Joe Quintana is averaging 9.8 points and 2 rebounds. Hunter Goodrick is dishing 1.9 assists and Riley Battin is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The California Baptist Lancers are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 64.9 percent from the free throw line. The California Baptist Lancers are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
The Utah Valley Wolverines Betting Preview
The Utah Valley Wolverines are averaging 76.5 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 68.1 points on 39.3 percent shooting. Justin Harmon is averaging 14 points and 3.2 assists, while Trey Woodbury is averaging 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds. Le’Tre Darthard is the third double-digit scorer and Aziz Bandaogo is grabbing 10.8 rebounds. The Utah Valley Wolverines are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Valley Wolverines are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game.
Cal Baptist vs Utah Valley Trends
The Lancers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Wednesday games. The Wolverines are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games and 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The under is 18-8 in Lancers last 26 road games. The under is 3-1-1 in Wolverines last 5 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Utah Valley Wolverines are the better team and should be favored, but Cal Baptist has more than held its own this season, and that includes losing on the road by an average of just 1 point. Cal Baptist also wins in the underdog role by an average of 0.4 points. Cal Baptist is a quality defensive side. I’ll take a stab with the free points.
