The Iowa Hawkeyes have an intriguing first-round battle with the Grand Canyon Antelopes, who are seeking to score a giant upset cause millions of March Madness brackets to burn into ashes. Check out our preview of this game below.
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Betting Preview for the Grand Canyon Antelopes vs Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA College Basketball Game on March 20 2021
Where: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
When: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 6:25 PM ET
Line: Grand Canyon Antelopes (+15) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (-15) – view all 2021 NCAAB lines
TV Broadcast: TBS
Betting on the Grand Canyon Antelopes (+15)
Record: 17-6 Overall / 9-3 Conference
Grand Canyon, guided by former Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew, arrives in March Madness armed with the best defense in the Western Athletic Conference. The Antelopes allowed just 93.0 points per 100 possessions in conference play and held WAC teams to only 43,9 effective field goal percentage. Overall, Grand Canyon is ninth in the nation with just 61.6 points allowed per game. The Antelopes are a pretty good rebounding team, too. They are 16th nationally with 30.78 defensive rebounds per game and also 16th in offensive rebound percentage (33.0). Leading the team on the floor is seven-footer Asbjorn Midtgaard, who’s averaging 14.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Midtgaard could present a decent matchup at the very least against Iowa’s Luka Garza.
Grand Canyon is 3-0 against the spread in its last three games overall.
Betting on the Iowa Hawkeyes (-15)
Record: 21-8 Overall / 14-6 Conference
Luka Garza is looking forward to having a strong run in his final March Madness appearance. Although the Antelopes feature a tough defense, Garza and the Hawkeyes are expected to take care of business in the first round. Grand Canyon has never played a team with an offense that’s anywhere close to what the Hawkeyes are going to bring to the game this Saturday. The Hawkeyes have the second-best offensive efficiency rating in the nation, with 123.5 points per 100 possessions. They are fourth in scoring with 83.8 points per game and they don’t turn the ball over a lot. Garza is too talented for Midtgaard to handle on single coverage and if Grand Canyon tries to double the Hawkeyes’ big man, that will only leave Iowa shooters open. The Hawkeyes are connecting on 38.6 percent of their outside shots.
Iowa is 5-4-1 against the spread in its last 10 games overall.
Writer’s Prediction
Iowa wins, 80-64.
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