Grand Canyon vs Utah Valley Prediction 3/15/25 College Basketball Picks

The Utah Valley Wolverines and the Grand Canyon Antelopes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Orleans Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah Valley vs. Grand Canyon prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams split the regular season meetings with the home side winning and covering the spread in both. Utah Valley picked up a 72-64 win at home on January 9th, 2025, before Grand Canyon exacted some revenge on February 1st, 2025 by a final score of 75-57. The Antelopes have won 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two teams as well.

Utah Valley Recap

The Utah Valley Wolverines reached the WAC title game after picking up a 68-55 win over Seattle last time out in the WAC semifinals.

Wolverines Looking For First WAC Tournament Title

Dominick Nelson leads Utah Valley in scoring with 15.2 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Carter Welling has 12.6 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead Utah Valley in rebounding up to this point in the year. Tanner Toolson has 12.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Utah Valley up to this part in the year. Ethan Potter has 7.1 PPG with 4.3 RPG while Trevan Leonhardt has 5.6 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 5.2 APG and 1.6 SPG to lead the Wolverines in assists and steals as well on the year. As a team, Utah Valley is averaging 76.3 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 68.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Utah Valley Wolverines will win

• Utah Valley has won each of its last 10 games.

Grand Canyon Recap

The Grand Canyon Antelopes come into the WAC conference championship with their 75-66 win over Cal Baptist last time out.

Antelopes Looking For Third Straight WAC Tournament Title

JaKobe Coles leads the Antelopes in scoring with 14.8 PPG along with 5.8 RPG and 2.3 APG while Tyon Grant-Foster has 14.6 PPG along with 6 RPG. Ray Harrison has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 2.8 APG to lead Grand Canyon in assists while Duke Brennan has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 9.2 RPG to lead Grand Canyon on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Grand Canyon this season. Collin Moore has added 7.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.1 APG while Lok Wur has 7.9 PPG with 3.8 RPG as well on the year. Makaih Williams also has 8.2 PPG with 2.4 RPG and 2.5 APG as well on the year. As a team, Grand Canyon is averaging 78.8 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 31.4% from three and 73% 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 13 night games.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Grand Canyon’s last nine games against the Western Athletic Conference at neutral venues have produced a total of 145+ points.
• Each of Utah Valley’s last four games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.

Utah Valley vs. Grand Canyon Prediction

I’m on Utah Valley here. I just have the feeling that this game has all the makings of a tight game with the two best teams in the WAC going at it. Also, I know Grand Canyon came on strong, but the Antelopes had some issues covering as a favorite earlier this year, and I think that Utah Valley could at the very least keep this one close if not give themselves a chance to win the game outright. Give me Utah Valley and the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Utah Valley +3.5