Who’s Playing
Grand Canyon Antelopes @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Current Records: Grand Canyon 13-5, Southern Utah 9-9
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Southern Utah will be in front of their home fans on Thursday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the Grand Canyon Antelopes will face off in a WAC battle at 8:30 p.m. ET at America First Event Center. The Thunderbirds might want some stickum for this one as the team gave up 18 turnovers on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Southern Utah suffered a grim 75-52 defeat to Seattle. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Redhawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Grand Canyon won against Abilene Christian on Thursday with 88 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Grand Canyon blew past Tarleton State 88-64. The Antelopes were heavily favored coming into this matchup, and the results showcase why.
Grand Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team’s really been improving in that area: they’ve now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Southern Utah’s loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Grand Canyon, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southern Utah has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 37.4 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Grand Canyon struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 37.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southern Utah opened the new year with a less-than-successful 82-71 defeat to Grand Canyon. Will Southern Utah have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Odds
Grand Canyon is a big 9.5-point favorite against Southern Utah, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Antelopes as a 8.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 151.5 points.
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Series History
Grand Canyon has won all of the games they’ve played against Southern Utah in the last 2 years.
- Jan 04, 2025 – Grand Canyon 82 vs. Southern Utah 71
- Feb 10, 2024 – Grand Canyon 94 vs. Southern Utah 65
- Jan 04, 2024 – Grand Canyon 96 vs. Southern Utah 75
- Mar 11, 2023 – Grand Canyon 84 vs. Southern Utah 66
- Mar 01, 2023 – Grand Canyon 83 vs. Southern Utah 78
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