Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon Prediction 3/15/25 College Basketball Picks Today

In this article, we will formulate a Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, March 15th, at Orleans Arena. Let’s take a look at a Grand Canyon Antelopes vs Utah Valley Wolverines pick. 

When these two teams faced off on February 1st, it was Grand Canyon that secured the 75-57 victory. 

Utah Valley Keeps Cruising

Utah Valley is the number one seed in the WAC Tournament, and they know that with a win here, they are going dancing. Utah Valley faced off against Seattle on Friday, and the defense gave up only 55 points on the way to the 13-point victory. Tanner Toolson had a strong game, putting up 18 points, six rebounds, and one assist. Carter Welling also put up 17 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. People want to talk about the offense, but the defense was the difference on Friday. 

Utah Valley sits with a 25-7 record overall and they need to find  way to get the offense going here. The last game against Grand Canyon they scored only 57 points, and that type of offense has to be better. The Wolverines are averaging 76 points while their defense is giving up 67.3 points per game. Dominick Wilson has been the top player averaging 15.2 points while shooing 45.1 percent from the field. 

A little Bit of Everything for Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon has been a team that can win anyway. On Friday, they faced off against Cal Baptist, and it was a tale of two halves. At halftime, they had only given up 16 points, and in the second half, the offense put up 50. JaKobe Coles had a strong game, putting up 22 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Three different players e up putting up 14 points. Tyon Grant-Foser also put up 18 points, three rebounds, and two assists. Grand Canyon has used that balanced offensive attack all season. Two games ago against UT Arlington, Grand Canyon secured the 98-75. 

Grand Canyon sits with a 25-7 record overall. The Antelopes want to push the pace, and they are averaging 78.8 points while their defense is giving up 68.7 points per game. Grand Canyon wants to push the pace, and there is little doubt that they are going to try to push the pace again here. JaKobe Coles has been the top player, averaging 14.6 points while shooting 52.1 percent from the field. 

Utah Valley vs Grand Canyon Prediction

Utah Valley might be the top seed, but the play here is with the second seed. Grand Canyon’s offense is elite, averaging 78.8 points, and we all know that they know how to run up the score against Utah Valley. As good as the offense was, we can’t overlook how good of a defensive team they can be. In the first half on Friday they gave up only 16 points, and their defense is going to step up in a major way here. Utah Valley’s offense is going to have no answer here, and Grand Canyon will end up cruising here. Back Grand Canyon against the spread.