Grand Canyon (11-5) vs Abilene Christian (8-9)
Game Info: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 9:00 pm (Global Credit Union Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: Grand Canyon -14 — Over/Under: 143.5
The Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Grand Canyon Antelopes meet Thursday in college basketball action from the GCU Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Abilene Christian vs. Grand Canyon prediction.
Abilene Christian Recap
The Abilene Christian Wildcats come into this game looking to bounce back after a 66-64 loss to Seattle in their last matchup to fall to 8-9 on the year. After this game, Abilene Christian will head home to begin a homestand with a game against Cal Baptist.
Wildcats Drop 4th Straight
Leonardo Bettiol leads the Wildcats in scoring with 14.8 PPG with 3.9 RPG while Quion Williams has 14.6 PPG with team-highs of 6 RPG and 3.1 APG to lead ACU in rebounding and assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Abilene Christian up to this point in the year. Hunter Jack Madden has 9.1 PPG with 2.3 RPG and 2.5 APG while Bradyn Hubbard also has 7.8 PPG with 5.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Abilene Christian is averaging 71.6 PPG on 45.4% shooting from the field, 29% from three, and 68.7% from the foul line this season.
Grand Canyon Recap
The Grand Canyon Antelopes come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-64 loss to Utah Valley last time out to fall to 11-4 on the year. After this game, Grand Canyon will welcome Tarleton State to town for a matchup.
Antelopes Looking To Rebound
Tyon Grant-Foster leads the Antelopes in scoring with 13.7 PPG along with 6.6 RPG while JaKobe Coles has 13.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG as well on the year. Ray Harrison has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG to lead Grand Canyon in assists while Collin Moore has 9.9 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 2.3 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Grand Canyon this season. Duke Brennan has 9.7 PPG with a team-leading 8.9 RPG to lead the Lopes on the glass so far this year while Lok Wur has 9.5 PPG with 4.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Grand Canyon is averaging 78.8 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three, and 73.1% from the foul line up to this point in the year.
Why the Grand Canyon Antelopes will win
- Grand Canyon has won each of its last 11 games against the Western Athletic Conference at Global Credit Union Arena at GCU.
- Abilene Christian has lost each of its last five road games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Abilene Christian’s last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents has produced a total of 135 or fewer points.
- Six of Grand Canyon’s last seven home games have produced a total of 145+ points.
Abilene Christian vs. Grand Canyon Prediction
I’m leaning toward Grand Canyon here. It’s not the easiest thing to do, believe it or not, laying points with Grand Canyon, as the Lopes have been one of the worst ATS bets in college hoops this season. However, Grand Canyon is simply the better team and Abilene Christian doesn’t have the horses offensively to hang with Grand Canyon for a full 40 minutes. It’s a rarity, but I think Grand Canyon does enough to log a win and cover at home in this one so I’ll lay it and play it with the Lopes in this one.