The 15th-seeded Grand Canyon Antelopes (17-6) take the court in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (21-8) on Saturday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The contest tips off at 6:25 PM ET on TBS. Grand Canyon is a heavy, 14.5-point underdog in the game. Here’s what you need to know before filling out your brackets for this 2-15 matchup in the West Region.
On Saturday, the Hawkeyes faced Illinois and fell short by a score of 82-71. The Hawkeyes failed to cover the spread as 3-point underdogs and the teams combined to go under the 154 point total.
Jovan Blacksher Jr. led the way for the Antelopes with a team-high 19 points last time out as they picked up a 74-56 win over New Mexico State and covered the 2-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to hit the over on the 126 point total set for the matchup.
Grand Canyon at Iowa: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 8:25 AM ET on March 20, 2021.
- Money line: Grand Canyon +850 (bet $100 to win $850) | Iowa -1600 (bet $1600 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Grand Canyon +14.5 (-110) | Iowa -14.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 144.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Iowa: Three things to know
- The Hawkeyes points and rebounds leader is Luka Garza. He averages 23.7 points per game and grabs 8.8 rebounds. Jordan Bohannon is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.7 per game.
- The Hawkeyes put up 22.7 more points per game (83.8) than the Antelopes give up (61.1).
- Iowa has a 21-7 record overall and a 14-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 61.1 points.
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Grand Canyon: Three things to know
- The Antelopes points and rebounds leader is Asbjorn Midtgaard. He scores 14.0 points per game and pulls down 9.7 rebounds. Oscar Frayer is the top three-point shooter for the team, hitting 1.3 per game.
- The Antelopes put up an average of 75.6 points per game, only 3.7 more points than the 71.9 the Hawkeyes give up to opponents.
- When it puts up more than 71.9 points, Grand Canyon is 7-0 against the spread and 12-0 overall.
Grand Canyon at Iowa: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Iowa 78, Grand Canyon 66
Money line
MGM and the model agree that the Iowa Hawkeyes are the favorite.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model and MGM both have the Hawkeyes taking home the victory, but the model has them winning by slightly less (12.4 points). Lean towards taking the Antelopes.
Over/Under (O/U)
The MGM total for this game, 144.5 points, and the model’s projected total, 144.3 points, are only 0.2 points apart.
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