Texas-Arlington vs Grand Canyon Picks and Prediction – 3/13/2025

On Wednesday, the UT Arlington Mavericks play the Grand Canyon Lopes in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UT Arlington finished the regular season 13-17 overall and 6-10 in WAC play. The Mavericks lost to California Baptist 70-68 in the final game of the regular season last Saturday. UT Arlington has lost three straight. Keep updated on College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Lance Ware leads UT Arlington in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Brody Robinson is the leader in assists, averaging 4.5 per game. The Mavericks have three players who average double figures in scoring and as a team, UT Arlington scores an average of 74.2 points per game, shooting 44.5% overall and 35.1% from 3 point territory.

The Grand Canyon Lopes finish the regular season 23-7 overall and 13-3 in WAC play. The Lopes were second in the WAC and therefore will face the 7th seeded Mavericks. Grand Canyon lost to Abilene Christian 82-81 in overtime on Saturday in their final game of the regular season. However, they were already locked into the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

JaKobe Coles leads Grand Canyon in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game. Ray Harrison is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists, averaging 11.3 points and 2.9 assists per game. Duke Brennan is the leading rebounder, averaging 9.5 rebounds per game. The Lopes continue to play without WAC Preseason Player of the Year favorite Tyon Grant-Foster. 

Grand Canyon will win and cover the number in the opening round of the WAC tournament when playing UT Arlington. The Lopes were 2-0 straight up and 1-1 against the spread in two games versus the Mavericks this season. Grand Canyon, despite playing without its best player, has covered the number in three of the last four games. Final Score Prediction, Grand Canyon Lopes win and cover ATS 84-70.