Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Houston Baptist when they take on the Wolverines on Saturday in college hoops betting action.

Utah Valley will face the 4-22 Huskies, who own a 2-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Wolverines are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Huskies are 0-3 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 89 (Wolverines) and the No. 322 (Huskies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 81-63 result in favor of the Wolverines has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Utah Valley's No. 16-rated squad against Houston Baptist's No. 194-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Utah Valley rates No. 118 in the country with 6.7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 179 nationally with 6.1 per match.

Defensively, Houston Baptist features the nation's No. 333-rated defense on the road, allowing 81.1 points per game. Utah Valley, meanwhile, comes in at No. 30 nationally in scoring at home.

Houston Baptist won its last outing, a 70-68 result against Middle Tennessee on February 22. Andrew Gonzalez poured in a team-high 36 points for Houston Baptist on Tuesday, as they defeated Middle Tennessee 70-68 at Sharp Gym.

Utah Valley won its last outing, a 67-64 result against North Dakota on February 19. Ben Aird scored 19 points leading the Wolverines to a 67-64 victory over North Dakota at McKay Center on Saturday.

Next up:
Houston Baptist home to North Dakota, Thursday, March 3
Utah Valley at NJIT, Thursday, March 3