Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon Picks and Prediction – 1/19/2024

The Utah Valley Wolverines continue a road trip Thursday with a game in Phoenix against Grand Canyon. Utah Valley is one game below .500 this season on a 2 game skid following an 8 point loss in their last outing. Offensively the Wolverines have struggled this season averaging 68.4 points on 42.1% shooting. Defensively Utah Valley has allowed just 69.6 points per game but the lack of offense has been the issue overall. For other college basketball news see our College Basketball Picks.

Utah Valley was outmatched in their last game giving up 76 points on 50% shooting 37.5% beyond the arc. Offensively Utah Valley was terrible scoring to 68 points on 32.8% shooting from the floor turned the ball over 14 times in the game. Trevin Dorius led the way for the Utah Valley offense with 14 points on eight shots.

Grand Canyon stays at home Thursday with sixteen wins through 17 games played riding a long winning streak following a 26 point blowout victory in their last outing. Defensively the Lopes have dominated opponents giving up just 66.9 points per game this season. Offensively Grand Canyon is one of the better teams in their conference averaging nearly 82 points on 49% shooting from the floor.

Grand Canyon continued their offensive dominance in their last outing scoring 74 points on 50.9% shooting and a blistering 53.3% from beyond the arc. Defensively the Lopes controlled things as well giving up just 48 points on 31.7% shooting in the game. Gabe McGlothan led the way for Grand Canyon with 20 points on ten shots.