Seattle vs Grand Canyon Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/9/23
Grand Canyon Antelopes (21-11) vs. Seattle Redhawks (20-11)
March 9, 2023 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Redhawks +2.5 / Grand Canyon Antelopes -2.5; Over/Under: +140
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The Grand Canyon Antelopes and Seattle U Redhawks meet Thursday in the college basketball WAC Tournament Quarterfinal at the Orleans Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Grand Canyon Antelopes are averaging 72.1 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 63.8 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Rayshon Harrison is averaging 17.8 points and 4 rebounds, while Gabe McGlothan is averaging 12 points and 0.8 assists. Chance McMillian is the third double-digit scorer and Jovan Blacksher Jr. is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Grand Canyon Antelopes are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free throw line. The Grand Canyon Antelopes are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
The Seattle U Redhawks are averaging 71.7 points on 40.2 percent shooting and allowing 68.5 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Cameron Tyson is averaging 18.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Riley Grigsby is averaging 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds. Alex Schumacher is the third double-digit scorer and Brandton Chatfield is dishing 0.7 assists. The Seattle U Redhawks are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Seattle U Redhawks are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.
The Antelopes are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Redhawks are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 22-4 in Antelopes last 26 overall. The under is 8-0 in Redhawks last 8 Thursday games. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Seattle Redhawks aren’t playing good ball right now, which includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 6.4 points on 36 percent shooting. Yes, Seattle beat Grand Canyon twice in February, but it’s not easy to beat a good team three times in the same season. You can argue Grand Canyon is the better team here. I’ll lay the bucket.
