Utah Valley vs. UT Arlington Prediction: Picks & Betting Odds – Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Utah Valley Wolverines (22-7, 13-3 WAC) are heavily favored (by 13.5 points) to continue a four-game home win streak when they host the UT Arlington Mavericks (11-18, 6-10 WAC) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET. The point total is set at 138.5 for the matchup.

Utah Valley vs. UT Arlington Odds

Utah Valley odds to win: -1259
UT Arlington odds to win: +754
Spread: Utah Valley (-13.5)
Total: 138.5

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Game Time and Information

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Time: 8:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN+
Where: Orem, Utah
Venue: UCCU Center

Who Will Win Utah Valley vs. UT Arlington?

Utah Valley and UT Arlington Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

UT Arlington is 3-0 against the spread when an underdog by 13.5 points or more this year.

The two teams average a combined 3.6 more points per game, 142.1, than this matchup’s over/under of 138.5 points.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 135.1 points per game, 3.4 fewer than the point total for this matchup.

Utah Valley’s average point total in outings this season is 143.3, 4.8 points higher than the total in this game.

Mavericks games this year have averaged an over/under of 133.9 points, 4.6 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

The Wolverines are 18-8-0 against the spread this season.

So far this year, the Mavericks have compiled a 13-13-0 record against the spread.

Utah Valley Stats & Insights

Utah Valley has a +219 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.5 points per game. It is putting up 75.4 points per game to rank 94th in college basketball and is allowing 67.9 per outing to rank 118th in college basketball.

Utah Valley wins the rebound battle by 3.2 boards on average. It collects 37.4 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in college basketball, while its opponents grab 34.2 per outing.

The Wolverines connect on 6.3 three-pointers per game (293rd in college basketball) at a 31.4% rate (326th in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 their opponents make while shooting 31% from beyond the arc.

Utah Valley ranks 215th in college basketball with 92.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 13th in college basketball defensively with 83.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Wolverines are scoring 82.1 points per game this season when playing at home, which is 12 more points than they’re averaging in road games (70.1).

UT Arlington Stats & Insights

UT Arlington has a -17 scoring differential, putting up 66.7 points per game (308th in college basketball) and conceding 67.2 (93rd in college basketball).

UT Arlington ranks 53rd in the nation at 34.1 rebounds per game. That’s 3.7 more than the 30.4 its opponents average.

UT Arlington makes 6.5 three-pointers per game (275th in college basketball) at a 33.1% rate (248th in college basketball), compared to the 7.3 its opponents make, shooting 35.8% from deep.

UT Arlington averages 87 points per 100 possessions (324th in college basketball), while allowing 87.8 points per 100 possessions (82nd in college basketball).

In 2022-23 the Mavericks are scoring 10.7 more points per game at home (72.9) than away (62.2).

Utah Valley Key Players to Watch

The scoring leader for the Wolverines this season is Le’Tre Darthard, who averages 13.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

Aziz Bandaogo leads Utah Valley in rebounding, averaging 10.6 per game, while Trey Woodbury leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 4.1 in each contest.

The Wolverines get the most three-point shooting production out of Darthard, who knocks down two threes per game.

Justin Harmon is Utah Valley’s leader in steals, averaging 1.3 steals per game, while Bandaogo leads them in blocks with 2.8 per contest.

UT Arlington Key Players to Watch

Kyron Gibson’s points (10.9 per game) and assists (3.9 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Mavericks’ leaderboards.

Shemar Wilson’s stat line of 7.8 rebounds, 10.9 points and 0.8 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the UT Arlington rebounding leaderboard.

Gibson is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Mavericks, hitting 1.6 threes per game.

Marion Humphrey (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for UT Arlington while Wilson (one block per game) is the block leader.