UTRGV vs Seattle 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Seattle Redhawks (19-6) vs. UTRGV Vaqueros (7-18)
February 16, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: UTRGV Vaqueros +6.5 / Seattle Redhawks -6.5; Over/Under: -150.5
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The Seattle U Redhawks and UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. The Seattle U Redhawks look for a win after winning 11 of their last 13 games. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros need a win after losing seven of their last eight games.
The Seattle U Redhawks are averaging 75.8 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 66.5 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Darrion Trammell is averaging 16.1 points and 4 rebounds, while Cameron Tyson is averaging 15.4 points and 5.5 rebounds. Riley Grigsby is the third double-digit scorer and Emeka Udenyi is dishing 2 assists. The Seattle U Redhawks are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.9 percent from the free throw line. The Seattle U Redhawks are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are averaging 72.7 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 78.3 points on 44 percent shooting. Justin Johnson is averaging 18.2 points and 6.6 rebounds, while Marek Nelson is averaging 10.5 points and 1.9 assists. Xavier Johnson is dishing 1.1 assists and Mike Adewunmi is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are shooting 31.9 percent from beyond the arc and 68 percent from the free throw line. The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
The Redhawks are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Vaqueros are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Redhawks last 6 road games. The over is 5-1 in Vaqueros last 6 home games. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
These teams just played a competitive game last week, but it’s fair to say the Seattle Redhawks are comfortably the better team here. The UTRGV Vaqueros are below average across the board, and they only win at home by an average of 0.9 points. UTRGV loses as an underdog by an average of 10.1 points. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk with Seattle on the road.
