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Grand Canyon Antelopes @ Abilene Chr. Wildcats

Current Records: Grand Canyon 24-3, Abilene Chr. 11-15

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Grand Canyon is 4-0 against the Wildcats since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Both teams will face off in a WAC battle at 4:00 p.m. ET at Moody Coliseum. Despite being away, Grand Canyon is looking at a 8.5-point advantage in the spread.

Grand Canyon unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Texans by a score of 77-74. Grand Canyon didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

Even though they lost, Grand Canyon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. This was only their first loss (out of ten games) when they hit their own glass that hard.

Meanwhile, Abilene Chr. entered their tilt with the Lancers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. The Wildcats walked away with a 71-65 win over the Lancers on Thursday.

The Antelopes' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-3. As for the Wildcats, their victory bumped their record up to 11-15.

Saturday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy contest: Grand Canyon have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 39.2 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Abilene Chr., though, as they've been averaging only 33.2 rebounds per game. Given Grand Canyon's sizable advantage in that area, the Wildcats will need to find a way to close that gap.

Grand Canyon was able to grind out a solid win over the Wildcats in their previous matchup back in January, winning 74-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Canyon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

Odds

Grand Canyon is a big 8.5-point favorite against Abilene Chr., according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 8.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 147.5 points.

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Series History

Grand Canyon has won all of the games they've played against Abilene Chr. in the last 2 years.

  • Jan 11, 2024 - Grand Canyon 74 vs. Abilene Chr. 64
  • Feb 17, 2023 - Grand Canyon 94 vs. Abilene Chr. 84
  • Jan 26, 2023 - Grand Canyon 75 vs. Abilene Chr. 73
  • Jan 13, 2022 - Grand Canyon 95 vs. Abilene Chr. 68