The Utah Valley Wolverines (28-8) and UAB Blazers (28-9) clash in a Tuesday night showdown in Las Vegas. The NIT semifinal at Orleans Arena is slated to tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Utah Valley vs. UAB school odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Utah Valley — an unseeded team in these brackets — has advanced to this game on wins over 2-seed New Mexico, No. 3 Colorado and No. 4 Cincinnati. The regular-season champions (15-3) of the Western Athletic Conference are 7-1 since Feb. 25 and 12-2 since Jan. 28.
UAB — a No. 4 seed in the tournament — has earned wins over Southern Mississippi, Murray State and No. 2 Vanderbilt. The Blazers held those three foes to an aggregate 35.4% mark from the floor. UAB is 11-1 over its last 12 games.
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