Grand Canyon vs. Abilene Christian: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 11, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 11, 2024

Tyon Grant-Foster and Ali Abdou Dibba will be among the players to watch when the Grand Canyon Antelopes (14-1, 4-0 WAC) face the Abilene Christian Wildcats (6-8, 1-2 WAC) on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET at GCU Arena. The Antelopes are currently huge 15.5-point favorites over the Wildcats. The matchup’s point total is 152.

Grand Canyon vs. Abilene Christian Betting Lines

Grand Canyon vs Abilene Christian Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Grand Canyon -15.5 152 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Grand Canyon (-15.5)
Total Pick Under (152)

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Grand Canyon vs. Abilene Christian Stat Rankings

Grand Canyon Avg. (Rank) Abilene Christian Avg. (Rank)
83.0 (28th) Points Scored 77.4 (112th)
68.4 (111th) Points Allowed 76.9 (312th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.6 (98th) Off. Rebounds 6.1 (343rd)
6.5 (264th) 3pt Made 5.9 (310th)
11.9 (287th) Assists 14.1 (136th)
10.7 (93rd) Turnovers 13.2 (305th)

Grand Canyon vs. Abilene Christian Betting Trends

  • The Antelopes are 8-6-0 against the spread this season.
  • Grand Canyon is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as a 15.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • There have been seven Antelopes games (out of 14) that hit the over this year.
  • Grand Canyon’s games have finished with more than 152 points five times so far this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 152 points, 0.6 more than the average point total for Antelopes games this season.
  • Against the spread, Abilene Christian is 6-7-0 this season.
  • This season, seven of Grand Canyon’s 14 games have gone over the point total.
  • Wildcats games have finished with over 152 points scored nine times this season.
  • The average total points scored in Abilene Christian’s games this year (152) is 2.4 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Grand Canyon Impact Players

  • Grant-Foster leads his team in points per contest (20.0), and also puts up 5.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Defensively, he puts up 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocked shots.
  • Gabe McGlothan posts a team-high 8.2 rebounds per contest. In addition, he’s averaging 14.6 points and 1.0 assist, shooting 59.0% from the field and 42.9% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Rayshon Harrison is tops on the Antelopes at 3.8 assists per game, while also putting up 3.1 rebounds and 15.5 points.
  • Collin Moore is posting 9.3 points, 2.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds per contest.
  • Duke Brennan averages 6.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.

Abilene Christian Impact Players

  • Airion Simmons is the Wildcats’ top rebounder (5.8 per game), and he averages 12.7 points and 2.3 assists.
  • Abdou Dibba is the Wildcats’ top scorer (15.6 points per game), and he averages 1.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds.
  • Hunter-Jack Madden gets the Wildcats 12.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He also delivers 1.1 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Kavion McClain is averaging a team-best 4.0 assists per game. And he is contributing 6.4 points and 1.6 rebounds, making 46.5% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Wildcats get 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game from Cameron Steele.

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