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Grand Canyon vs Seattle Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds
Antelopes vs Redhawks Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Grand Canyon Antelopes at Seattle Redhawks
- Where: Seattle at Redhawk Center
- Date: Saturday, February 11th
- Betting Odds: Grand Canyon +2, GCAN +109 | SEA -133 O/U 139.5
Antelopes Preview:
Grand Canyon will take the floor against the Redhawks with an overall record of 16-8. On the road, the Antelopes will be playing their 9th game of the season, having gone 3-6. So far, the Antelopes have been the underdog 5 times, going 2-3 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +2 underdogs on the spread.
Grand Canyon’s leading scorer this season is Rayshon Harrison, who is averaging 16.96 points per contest. So far, Harrison has accounted for 23.11% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 3.46 rebounds per game and 3.25 assists. Gabe McGlothan is the second leading scorer for the Antelopes, averaging 10.88 points per game. Between him and McGlothan, they are accounting for 37.9% of the team’s scoring.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Grand Canyon this season, as they are currently ranked 194th in college basketball at 71.1 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Antelopes’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 35.1%, placing them 172nd in the NCAA.
Redhawks Preview:
The Seattle Redhawks head into today’s game in what will be their 26th game of the season, posting a record of 17-8. So far this season, Seattle has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 10-2. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Redhawks as the -2 point favorites. The Redhawks have been favored 14 times, going 13-1 straight up.
Seattle will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Cameron Tyson who is averaging 19.17 points per game for the Redhawks. Tyson is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Redhawks’ offensive game plan is the play of Alex Schumacher who has hit 37.5% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.84 points per game.
On offense, Seattle is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 74.8 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 25 games, they have only hit 34.0% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 45.57% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.
Free Spread Prediction: Grand Canyon Antelopes +2
Heading into this matchup between the Seattle Redhawks and Grand Canyon Antelopes we have a strong lean on taking the points with Grand Canyon at +2. Both team’s are going to come into this game looking to get up looks from outside, as they are both average team’s in terms of 3-pointers made per game. Look for Grand Canyon to benefit from facing another squad looking to turn this into a 3-point shooting contest. When looking at the line, we see tremendous value in taking the Grand Canyon Antelopes at +2. Go ahead and lock this bet in before tip-off.
