Grand Canyon Antelopes vs Utah Valley Wolverines Betting Pick & Prediction 2/3/24

Planning on watching today’s Antelopes and Wolverines game? Catch the action at UCCU Center in Orem, UT, as the Wolverines hosts this showdown at 4:00 ET on ESPN+. Grand Canyon is favored by -5.5 in this Western Athletic conference contest against Utah Valley. The game’s over/under currently sits at 140.5 points.

GRAND CANYON ANTELOPES VS UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Utah Valley Wolverines +5.5

This game will be played at UCCU Center at 4:00 ET on Saturday, February 3rd.

WHY BET THE UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 76-69 in favor of the Wolverines.
• Not only will Utah Valley pick up the win, but look for them to cover at +5.5.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 140.5 points, and we like the over with a projected 145 points.

Can the Antelopes Live Up to the Hype on the Road?

Grand Canyon heads into tonight’s game against Utah Valley as the favorite, as they have been in 18 of their 22 games this season. They have gone 16-2 in those games.

The Antelopes’ record on the road this season is 7-1, and they have won their last two games away from home. So far, they are averaging a scoring margin of +6.4 points per game on the road.

Grand Canyon has an ATS record of 11-8-1 this season and they are 5-3 vs. the spread on the road. Over their last 3 road games, the Antelopes have gone 2-1 vs. the spread and they are 7-3 in their last 10 road games vs. the spread. As the favorite this season, Grand Canyon has a record of 9-8-1 vs. the spread.

Grand Canyon’s over/under record this season is 9-11 and today’s over/under line of 140.5 is lower than the average over/under line in their games this season (145.9). So far, 13 of their games have finished with more points than today’s OU line.

Compared to their season average of 80.2 points per game, Grand Canyon struggled in their previous game. Against UT Arlington, the Antelopes scored 67 points while finishing with a field goal percentage of 29.6%. The team’s top scorer is Tyon Grant-Foster, who comes into today’s matchup with an average of 19.3, while Gabe McGlothan also maintains a PPG average of 15.2 leading up to the game.

At present, the Antelopes’ defense is nationally ranked 82nd, allowing 67.7 points per game. In today’s game, the Grand Canyon defense will be looking to once again do a good job defending the three-point line, as they gave up just 5 three-pointers while giving up 61 points.

Do the Wolverines Have What it Takes at Home?

Utah Valley has been a much better team at home this season, going 5-2 compared to 2-10 on the road. They have won three straight games at home and are 7-3 in their last 10 games at home. For the season, they have an average scoring margin of +4.4 points per game at home.

So far this season, Utah Valley has been the underdog in 15 of their 21 games, going 4-11 in those matchups. They are 3-1 this season when they have been favored. The Wolverines are coming off a 77-72 loss to Stephen F. Austin.

As the underdog this season, Utah Valley has an ATS record of 8-6-1 and they have gone 5-2 vs. the spread at home. Their overall ATS mark for the year is 11-7-1 and they are 3-0 vs. the spread in their last 3 home games.

Today’s over/under line of 140.5 is very close to the average over/under line in Utah Valley’s games this season (139.7). So far, 10 of their games have finished with more points than today’s line. Over their last three games, the over/under record is 2-1 with an average scoring total of 142 points.

The Utah Valley offense is coming off a game where they scored 72 points against Stephen F. Austin. They posted a field goal percentage of 44.6% and connected on 10 threes. Offensively, the Wolverines have a season long field goal percentage of 42%, which is 325th in the nation. In terms of three-pointers, they are 399th in percentage and 354th in three-pointers made.

Currently, the Wolverines’ defense holds the 123rd rank in the nation, allowing 70.0 points per game. The Utah Valley defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 77 points and allowed Stephen F. Austin to connect on 5 threes.