Seattle vs Utah Valley 1/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Utah Valley Wolverines will travel to Climate Pledge Arena to take on the Seattle U RedHawks this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Utah Valley Wolverines won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 11-4 on the season after defeating the Dixie State Wolverines, 79-71, this past Saturday. Utah Valley was lights out on the offensive end against Utah Valley and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 46-32 halftime lead. Utah Valley shot 63.0% from the field & 46.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Dixie State to shoot 41.7% from the field & 26.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wolverines was Fardaws Aimaq who had a double-double with 20 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, & 2 blocks.

On the season, Utah Valley is averaging 75.9 ppg on 47.5% shooting from the field. The Wolverines are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 37.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Utah Valley has been led by Fardaws Aimaq (19.7 ppg, 13.8 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.8 bpg), Connor Harmon (10.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.0 apg), Le’Tre Darthard (9.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg), & Blaze Nield (9.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Utah Valley is holding their opponents to an average of 64.9 ppg on 38.7% shooting from the field. The Wolverines have a rebound margin of 8.9 and a turnover margin of -3.5.

The Seattle U Redhawks won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 10-4 on the season after defeating the Chicago State Cougars, 93-77, this past Thursday night. Seattle U led by a 45-38 margin at halftime and was able to pull away in the 2^nd half after taking a 70-53 lead with 10:26 left in regulation. Seattle U shot 44.6% from the field & 41.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Chicago State to shoot 48.0% from the field & 43.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Redhawks was Darrion Trammell who had 32 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, & 5 steals.

On the season, Seattle U is averaging 77.5 ppg on 44.5% shooting from the field. The Redhawks are averaging 10.7 three-pointers per game on 37.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Seattle U has been led by Darrion Trammell (15.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.5 apg, 3.1 spg), Cameron Tyson (14.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg), Riley Grigsby (13.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.2 apg), & Emeka Udenyi (6.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 spg).

Defensively, Seattle U is allowing their opponents to an average of 65.9 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Redhawks have a rebound margin of 3.5 and a turnover margin of 3.9.

The Wolverines are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS loss and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Redhawks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

Utah Valley has been solid on both ends of the court this season as the Wolverines come into this game ranked t-92^nd in scoring offense, 44^th in FG%, t-89^th in scoring defense, & 22^nd in defensive FG%. Seattle U has also been solid on both ends of the court as the Redhawks come into this game ranked t-63^rd in scoring offense, 10^th in three-pointers made per game, & 109^th in scoring defense.

Seattle U is an impressive 9-1 at home, however, Utah Valley is probably one of the better team that you don’t know much about, led by one of the better players in the country in double-double machine, Fardaws Aimaq. Utah Valley picked up a signature win in earlier this season against BYU and as I think they are just the better overall team in this one, I think the play here is to take Utah Valley and the points. Good Luck!