Texas-Arlington vs Grand Canyon Picks and Prediction – 3/17/2024

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The UT Arlington Mavericks ride a long winning streak into the conference tournament championship game Saturday night against Grand Canyon. The Mavericks have twenty wins on the year following their victory late Friday night in the semifinals. Offensively UT Arlington has been stellar averaging 76.7 points on 43.9% shooting. Defensively the Mavericks have had some issues allowing 72.5 points per game, but their strong offense has carried the load this season. Stay in the loop with our College Basketball Picks.

Defensively UT Arlington held on Friday night giving up 84 points on 50% shooting from the floor. The Mavericks won the rebounding battle by three and forced 9 turnovers to secure the victory. Offensively UT Arlington is one of their best games of the season scoring 87 points including 48 in the second half on 56.1% shooting and knocked down 9 triples in the game.

The Grand Canyon Lopes have been the top team in this conference all season and remain in that spot coming into Saturday. Grand Canyon has 28 wins on the year riding a lengthy winning streak following their victory in the semifinal. Offensively Grand Canyon has dominated scoring nearly 80 points on 46.8% shooting. Defensively the Lopes have been even better holding opponents to 66.5 points per game overall.

Tyon Grant-Foster leads Grand Canyon this season averaging 19.4 points per game. Gabe McGlothan averages 13.5 points and adds a team leading 7.3 rebounds. Colin Moore chips in 8.3 points per game and Ray Harrison is third on the roster of 13.4 points and leads the team dishing out 3.9 assists.