Grand Canyon vs. UT Arlington WAC Tournament Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The No. 5 seed Grand Canyon Antelopes (20-11, 11-7 WAC) are 9.5-point favorites in the WAC Tournament against the No. 12 seed UT Arlington Mavericks (11-20, 6-12 WAC) on Tuesday at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The matchup tips off at 5:30 PM and airs on ESPN+, with the winner moving one step closer to securing a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The point total for the matchup is set at 132.5.

Grand Canyon vs. UT Arlington Odds

• Grand Canyon odds to win: -498
• UT Arlington odds to win: +375
• Spread: Grand Canyon (-9.5)
• Total: 132.5

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
• Time: 5:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Venue: Michelob ULTRA Arena

Who Will Win Grand Canyon vs. UT Arlington?

Grand Canyon and UT Arlington Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Grand Canyon has a 2-4 record against the spread in games it was favored by 9.5 points or more this season.

When it has played as at least a 9.5-point underdog this season, UT Arlington is 7-2 against the spread.

The two teams average a combined 8.1 more points per game, 140.6, than this game’s over/under of 132.5 points.

Opponents of the two teams average a combined 1.4 more points per game, 133.9, than this matchup’s total of 132.5 points.

The average total Grand Canyon has had set in matchups this season is 7.8 more points than this outing’s point total.

The average point total for the Mavericks this year is 1.6 points higher than this game’s over/under.

The Antelopes are 11-17-0 against the spread this season.

The Mavericks have a 13-15-0 record against the spread this season.

Grand Canyon Stats & Insights

Grand Canyon outscores opponents by 8.6 points per game (scoring 74.5 per game to rank 116th in college basketball while giving up 65.9 per outing to rank 61st in college basketball) and has a +266 scoring differential overall.

The 34.1 rebounds per game Grand Canyon averages rank 52nd in college basketball, and are 4.4 more than the 29.7 its opponents pull down per contest.

The Antelopes connect on 8.7 three-pointers per game (52nd in college basketball) while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc (41st in college basketball). They are making 2.7 more threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 6 per game while shooting 31.7%.

Grand Canyon averages 98 points per 100 possessions on offense (74th in college basketball), and gives up 86.7 points per 100 possessions (65th in college basketball).

Offensively, the Antelopes have played better at home this season, posting 81.3 points per game, compared to 67.5 per game on the road.

UT Arlington Stats & Insights

UT Arlington puts up 66.1 points per game (318th in college basketball) while giving up 68 per contest (119th in college basketball). It has a -60 scoring differential and has been outscored by 1.9 points per game.

UT Arlington wins the rebound battle by 2.7 boards on average. It collects 33.8 rebounds per game, 61st in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 31.1.

UT Arlington knocks down 6.5 three-pointers per game (277th in college basketball) at a 32.3% rate (288th in college basketball), compared to the 7.5 its opponents make, shooting 36.5% from deep.

UT Arlington averages 86 points per 100 possessions on offense (338th in college basketball), and concedes 88.5 points per 100 possessions (99th in college basketball).

In 2022-23 the Mavericks are scoring 11.4 more points per game at home (72.9) than away (61.5).

Grand Canyon Key Players to Watch

Rayshon Harrison leads the Antelopes in points and assists per game, scoring 17.4 points and distributing 3.3 assists.

Gabe McGlothan is Grand Canyon’s best rebounder, hauling in an average of 7.9 boards in each contest while scoring 11.9 points per game.

Chance McMillian makes more threes per game than any other member of the Antelopes, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.6 per contest.

McMillian is Grand Canyon’s leader in steals, averaging 0.7 steals per game, while Kobe Knox leads them in blocks with 0.8 per contest.

UT Arlington Key Players to Watch

Kyron Gibson’s points (11 per game) and assists (3.9 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Mavericks’ leaderboards.

Shemar Wilson grabs 7.8 rebounds per game (he also scores 10.9 points per game and adds 0.8 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the UT Arlington rebounding leaderboard.

Gibson averages 1.6 three-pointers per game, the most on the Mavericks.

Marion Humphrey (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for UT Arlington while Wilson (one block per game) is the block leader.

Grand Canyon vs. UT Arlington Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  UT Arlington (+9.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Over (132.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Grand Canyon 72, UT Arlington 64

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