Utah Utes vs Grand Canyon Lopes Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Grand Canyon Lopes

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Utes (5-1) are hitting the road to Acrisure Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Grand Canyon Lopes (3-2).

The Utah Utes faced off with Cal Poly and took a loss by a final of 92-85 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Utes ended up finishing with 26 and Cal Poly finished the game with 21 fouls. They converted 14 of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Cal Poly went 58.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 31 shots. Additionally, Cal Poly pulled down 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cal Poly doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 30 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Utes converted 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Utah wrapped up the contest with a 46.0% field goal percentage (29 of 63) and made 9 out of their 27 shots from downtown.

Terrence Brown is a player who was a factor in this contest. He accounted for 29 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He played 35 mins and also totaled 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Utah will play this game with a win-loss mark of 5-1 for the year. They currently have an average of 86.3 points per game (83rd in college) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Utes are shooting 34.8% on 3-point shots (57 of 164) and 74.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is pulling in 40.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 94 assists for the season, which is 122nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Utes are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 119th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 67 surrendered for the season. The Utes defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.9% (179 of 390) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 288th in college in points per game allowed (80.2).

When they last played, the Grand Canyon Lopes got the win with a final of 85-72 when they played Northwestern State. In relation to rebounds, Grand Canyon allowed Northwestern State to pull down 17 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 20 and finished the contest at 16 out of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Lopes allowed Northwestern State to knock down 25 out of 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% for this contest. In all, the Lopes went 24 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 49.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Grand Canyon buried 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to convert 30 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. Northwestern State committed 27 personal fouls for this game which took the Lopes to the free throw line for 39 attempts. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Lopes recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 in this contest.

Jaden Henley pitched in for the Lopes for the contest. He converted 5 out of 11 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes for the matchup.

Grand Canyon has a record of 3-2 on the year. The Lopes commit 18.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.4 times per game (157th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per game. Grand Canyon has 408 pts on the year (81.6 per game) and they average 39.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lopes are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which is 186th in college hoops.

The Lopes on defense are ranked 203rd in college in PPG given up with 74.0. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (209th in the country). The Grand Canyon defense gives up 35.8% on 3-pointers (44 of 123) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their foul shots. They concede 13.8 dimes and 27.2 boards per game, ranking them 211th and 5th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Grand Canyon

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