Thursday's game features the Grand Canyon Antelopes (24-4, 14-3 WAC) and the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (6-21, 2-14 WAC) facing off at Grand Canyon University Arena in what should be a one-sided matchup, with a projected 86-63 win for heavily favored Grand Canyon according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 9:00 PM ET on February 29. According to our computer prediction, UT Rio Grande Valley is a good bet to cover the spread, which is currently listed at 23.5. The two sides are projected to come in below the 154.5 over/under.
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Grand Canyon vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Odds
Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
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Grand Canyon | -23.5 | 154.5 | -110 | -110 | -10000 | +2200 |
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Grand Canyon vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Prediction
- Prediction: Grand Canyon 86, UT Rio Grande Valley 63
Grand Canyon Betting Info
- The Antelopes' record against the spread in conference action is 6-11-0.
- The Antelopes have played 17 WAC games this year, and nine of them have hit the over.
- The Antelopes have been moneyline favorites in 25 games this season and won 21 (84%) of those contests.
- Grand Canyon has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -10000.
- The Antelopes and their opponents have scored more than 154.5 points in seven of 27 games this season.
- Grand Canyon's contests this year have an average point total of 148.5, 6.0 fewer points than this game's over/under.
Grand Canyon's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Tyon Grant-Foster | 27 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Gabe McGlothan | 27 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
Rayshon Harrison | 27 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Collin Moore | 28 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Duke Brennan | 28 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
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UT Rio Grande Valley Betting Info
- Against the spread in WAC games, the Vaqueros are 8-8-0 this year.
- Out of 16 Vaqueros WAC games so far this year, nine have hit the over.
- The Vaqueros have come away with three wins in the 23 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- UT Rio Grande Valley has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +2200.
- Vaqueros games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 154.5 points in 10 of 25 outings.
- The average total for UT Rio Grande Valley's games this season is 152.6 points, 1.9 fewer points than this game's over/under.
UT Rio Grande Valley's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Elijah Elliott | 26 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Hasan Abdul-Hakim | 19 | 13.2 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Ahren Freeman | 20 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Daylen Williams | 27 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
JJ Howard | 23 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Grand Canyon vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Scoring Insights
- The Antelopes are averaging 80.1 points, only 0.1 fewer than the 80.2 the Vaqueros give up.
- When Grand Canyon scores more than 80.2, it is 7-1 against the spread and 9-0 overall.
- UT Rio Grande Valley is 6-7 versus the spread and 6-9 overall when allowing fewer than 80.1 points.
- The Vaqueros' 72.3 points per game are only 3.9 more than the Antelopes give up.
- When posting more than 68.4 points, UT Rio Grande Valley is 8-7 against the spread and 6-11 overall.
- Grand Canyon has an ATS record of 11-8 (and is 19-0 overall) when allowing less than 72.3 points.
- The Antelopes have 330 more points than their opponents this season (11.7 per game), while the Vaqueros have been outscored by 213 (7.9 per game).
Grand Canyon vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Rankings
Grand Canyon Rank | Grand Canyon AVG | UT Rio Grande Valley AVG | UT Rio Grande Valley Rank | |
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44th | 80.1 | Points Scored | 72.3 | 227th |
83rd | 68.4 | Points Allowed | 80.2 | 350th |
44th | 38.8 | Rebounds | 34.2 | 260th |
57th | 10.3 | Off. Rebounds | 8.2 | 231st |
209th | 7.2 | 3pt Made | 5.3 | 340th |
273rd | 12.1 | Assists | 13.0 | 188th |
254th | 12.1 | Turnovers | 14.1 | 347th |
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