Grand Canyon vs. Utah Valley betting: College basketball preview for January 9

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Two streaking teams square off when the Grand Canyon Antelopes (11-4, 1-0 WAC) visit the Utah Valley Wolverines (9-6, 1-0 WAC) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The Antelopes are 3.5-point favorites and put their five-game win streak on the line against the Wolverines, who have won four straight. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5 points.

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Grand Canyon Cover -3.5 vs Utah Valley -112

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Grand Canyon vs. Utah Valley betting lines

  • Grand Canyon moneyline odds to win: -166
  • Utah Valley moneyline odds to win: +140
  • Spread: Grand Canyon (-3.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Grand Canyon statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Grand Canyon covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last season. Grand Canyon covered eight times in 16 games when playing at home, and it covered six times in 11 games on the road.
  • The Antelopes went over the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than road tilts (45.5%) last season.
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Grand Canyon picked up the win in 15 of 15 games at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. Grand Canyon won seven of 10 games away from home (.700) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Antelopes have seen an uptick in scoring lately, racking up 79.9 points per game in their last 10 contests, 0.1 points more than the 79.8 they’ve scored this year.
  • The past 10 games have seen Grand Canyon concede 3.8 fewer points per game (65.7) than its season-long average (69.5).
  • During their past 10 contests, the Antelopes are making 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.4 compared to 6.9 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (30.5% compared to 31.8% season-long).

Grand Canyon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-11-0 (Home: 1-8-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 1-10-0 (As Favorite: 1-11-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (279th in nation) 42.4 (137th) 35.9 (42nd) 30.9 (173rd) 13.8 (191st) 11.9 (222nd)

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Utah Valley statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Utah Valley has performed better against the spread at home (3-0-0) than on the road (3-5-0) this year.
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Wolverines’ games have finished above the over/under at home (33.3%, one of three) compared to away (37.5%, three of eight).

Recent trends

  • The Wolverines are putting up 72.6 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 2.9 fewer points than their average for the season (75.5).
  • Utah Valley is giving up 67.9 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (68.1).
  • Over their past 10 games, the Wolverines are sinking 6.2 treys per contest, 0.2 more than their season average (6.0). However, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (31.2%) compared to their season average (32.0%).

Utah Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-3-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 3-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (64th in nation) 41.2 (84th) 35.7 (51st) 28.5 (53rd) 15.6 (94th) 12.5 (269th)
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