Utah Valley looks to cover the Wolverines-Highlanders pointspread on Thursday and improve its overall 9-5 mark when they host UC Riverside in college basketball betting action.
UC Riverside Highlanders vs Utah Valley Wolverines Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Utah Valley Wolverines sport a record of 9-5 and 2-1 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the UC Riverside Highlanders have 5-7 and 4-5 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 2-1 for the Utah Valley Wolverines and 3-6 for the UC Riverside Highlanders.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 160 (Utah Valley) and the No. 293 (UC Riverside) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Utah Valley's No. 66 nationally ranked offense (80.14 points per game) against a UC Riverside Highlanders defense that sits as the No. 72 at 67.17 PPG. The Utah Valley Wolverines have been averaging 49.16% from the field, more than the Highlanders have managed so far this season (41.52% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
UC Riverside cruised to victory on Friday, running UC Merced out of the gym and running up a 91-46 score at Student Recreation Center.
Utah Valley got 21 points and 10 rebounds from Akolda Manyang en route to a 75-64 victory over Sam Houston State on Friday at Bernard Johnson Coliseum.
- UC Riverside is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
- UC Riverside is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Utah Valley is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
- Utah Valley is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
UC Riverside at Seattle, Saturday, December 30th
Utah Valley at Cal State-Fullerton, Saturday, December 30th
