Utah Valley Wolverines vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 3/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Valley Wolverines vs UAB Blazers

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Utah Valley (+2)

Orleans Arena is the location where the UAB Blazers (28-10) will take on the Utah Valley Wolverines (28-8) on Tuesday. Utah Valley opens as 2-point underdogs. The over/under is 151.

The Utah Valley Wolverines faced off with Cincinnati and earned the victory with a final of 74-68 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wolverines finished with 15 and Cincinnati racked up 21 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 25 shots from three-point range. Cincinnati went 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 10 attempts. In addition, Cincinnati totaled 38 rebounds (16 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Cincinnati recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, Utah Valley let their opponent shoot 34.2% from the floor on 27 of 79 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wolverines knocked down 19 of 29 attempts for a rate of 65.5%. Utah Valley walked away from the contest having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (25 out of 55) and converted 5 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Justin Harmon is one player who came through for the contest. He walked away with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and collected 5 boards. He finished shooting 42.9% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Utah Valley will play this game with a win-loss record of 28-8 for the year. They currently have an average of 77.2 pts per contest (52nd in D-1) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The Wolverines are connecting on 33.5% on 3-point shots (237 of 708) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah Valley is collecting 40.1 boards per game and has racked up 581 dimes for the season, which ranks 14th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wolverines are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 146th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 405 relinquished this season. The Wolverines are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.0% (899 of 2,304) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 30.4% on 3-point shots and they are 122nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the UAB Blazers took home the win by a final score of 67-59 when they played Vanderbilt. In regard to team rebounding, UAB permitted Vanderbilt to grab 44 in all (21 offensive). They shot 25.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 of 31 and ended up going 1 out of 5 at the free throw line (20.0%). The Blazers allowed Vanderbilt to make 25 of their 75 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 33.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Blazers walked away from this one shooting 24 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5%. In regard to shots from downtown, UAB converted 2 of 15 attempts (13.3%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. Vanderbilt committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Blazers were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this game.

Jordan Walker was important for the Blazers in the game. He made 7 out of 22 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 31.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 7 assists in the game.

UAB has a mark of 28-10 on the year. As an offense, the Blazers are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 111th in the country. UAB has 3,085 points this year (81.2 per contest) and they pull down 40.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per contest (84th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. The Blazers have committed 17.2 fouls per game while shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The UAB defense gives up 31.7% on three-point shots (277 of 875) and opponents are converting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.4 dimes and 35.0 rebounds every game, which is 157th and 240th in college basketball. The Blazers on defense are ranked 193rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (48th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB (-2)

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