California Baptist Lancers vs Utah Valley Wolverines Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs Utah Valley Wolverines

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The California Baptist Lancers (15-16) are headed to Orleans Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Utah Valley Wolverines (16-15).

The California Baptist Lancers took the court against Grand Canyon and took a loss by a score of 68-47 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Lancers walked away with 8 and Grand Canyon totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 9 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. Grand Canyon finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of 9 shots. Additionally, Grand Canyon totaled 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Grand Canyon earned 14 assists and had 11 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, California Baptist let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists as well as forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers, but wasn't able to record a steal. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 43 with 18 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lancers made 9 of 15 tries for a rate of 60.0%. California Baptist ended the game with a 27.1% field goal percentage (16 of 59) and buried 6 of 20 shots from distance.

Brantly Stevenson is someone who played a role for the contest. He ended up shooting 35.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 34 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He accounted for 14 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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California Baptist will enter this game with a mark of 15-16 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, California Baptist is pulling in 38.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 339 assists on the season, which has them ranked 333rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Lancers are shooting 32.6% on shots from downtown (208 of 639) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 67.5 pts per contest (321st in college basketball) on 40.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Lancers are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are 33rd in the nation in giving up assists with 343 relinquished so far this year. The Lancers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (763 of 1,742) and they concede 32.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 32nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.2).

The last time they took the court, the Utah Valley Wolverines walked away with a victory by a final of 74-67 when they faced Abilene Christian. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Utah Valley allowed Abilene Christian to snag 28 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 26 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Wolverines allowed Abilene Christian to knock down 24 of 50 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.0% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wolverines walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Utah Valley made 7 of their 14 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a clip of 64.3%. Abilene Christian earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Wolverines were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this game.

Tanner Toolson was important for the Wolverines in the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists for this contest. He made 5 out of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Utah Valley has a record of 16-15 on the campaign. The Wolverines are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls every game and they hit 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.1 times per contest (68th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Utah Valley has earned 2,136 pts on the season (68.9 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wolverines are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which is ranked 259th in college hoops.

The Utah Valley defense allows 31.8% on 3-point attempts (194 of 610) and their opposition makes 69.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.8 dimes and 35.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 267th and 249th in college hoops. The Wolverines defensively are ranked 77th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.4. They have forced 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (85th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take California Baptist

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