Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon Prediction 2/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Utah Valley Wolverines and the Grand Canyon Antelopes meet Saturday 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 a Utah Valley vs. Grand Canyon prediction.

Utah Valley Recap

The Utah Valley Wolverines come into this game looking to build on their 70-66 win over Seattle last time out to improve to 15-6 on the year. After this game, Utah Valley will head home for a game against UT-Arlington.

Wolverines Looking To Sweep Antelopes To Maintain Double-Digit Win Streak

Dominick Nelson leads Utah Valley in scoring with 15.4 PPG along with 5.5 RPG while Carter Welling has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead Utah Valley in rebounding up to this point in the year. Tanner Toolson has 11.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Utah Valley up to this part in the year. Ethan Potter has 8.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Trevan Leonhardt has 6.6 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 5.2 APG and 1.8 SPG to lead the Wolverines in assists and steals as well on the year. As a team, Utah Valley is averaging 76.4 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three, and 69.5% 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 this game looking to add to their 83-74 win over Seattle last time out. After this game, Grand Canyon will head on the road for a game against Cal Baptist.

Antelopes Win 5th In A Row

JaKobe Coles leads the Lopes in scoring with 14 PPG along with 5.8 RPG and 2.2 APG while Tyon Grant-Foster has 13.5 PPG with 6.2 RPG as well on the year. Ray Harrison has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG to lead Grand Canyon in assists while Duke Brennan has 10.4 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 9.1 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.2 APG  while Lok Wur has 9.1 PPG with 4.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Grand Canyon is averaging 79.5 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 33% from three, and 73.9% 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 14 games against the Western Athletic Conference at Global Credit Union Arena at GCU.
• Utah Valley has lost five of its last six away games when playing with a rest advantage.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Grand Canyon’s last nine night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Global Credit Union Arena at GCU have produced a total of 146+ points.
• Seven of Utah Valley’s last eight night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Global Credit Union Arena at GCU have produced a total of 143 or fewer points.

Utah Valley vs. Grand Canyon Prediction

I’m with Utah Valley here. I think that there’s a good possibility that Grand Canyon wins this game, but Utah Valley’s played really well as of late to earn the respect of backing them catching points here. The Wolverines have in fact beaten Grand Canyon earlier this year, and while this is a revenge spot for a quality team that made the NCAA tournament last year in Grand Canyon, I just don’t think that this is a number I want to lay given Grand Canyon’s issues covering point spreads for much of the season. I think Grand Canyon wins, but I think Utah Valley covers.