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UT Rio Grande Valley vs Western Illinois Basketball Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: December 3, 2022 at 3:30 PM ET

Venue: LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall — Macomb, IL

Article updated Dec 3, 4:00 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

UT Rio Grande Valley is on the road playing Western Illinois at the Western Hall stadium on Saturday, 12/3/2022 @ 3:30pm EST. Western Illinois -5.5 was the opening favorite

Game outlook

UT Rio Grande Valley is on the road playing Western Illinois at the Western Hall stadium on Saturday, 12/3/2022 @ 3:30pm EST. Western Illinois -5.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

UT Rio Grande Valley Highlights

With a power ranking of 357, UT Rio Grande Valley is ranked #76 in offense (scoring an average of 78.43 per game), #302 in defense (allowing an average of 74.43 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-3 (3-3 ATS) this season.

Western Illinois Highlights

Western Illinois Leathernecks has a power ranking of 343 and are #183 for offense (scoring an average of 72.67 per game), #301 for defense (giving up an average of 74.43 points per game) and 3-4 (3-3 ATS) overall. UT Rio Grande Valley went 2-1 (0-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Illinois.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be RIO 83.5, W.ILL 72.5. The SportsJaw community predicts UT Rio Grande Valley to cover (51%) OddsShark predicts UTRGV will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Vaqueros 71 to Leathernecks 86.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Vaqueros 71 to Leathernecks 86.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw UT Rio Grande Valley vs Leathernecks archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UT Rio Grande Valley+190 → +190Unchanged
  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks-230 → -230Unchanged
  • Spread · UT Rio Grande Valley+5.5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks-5.5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over156 (-110) → 156 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under156 (-110) → 156 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

UT Rio Grande Valley
0-0 matchup record · ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Western Illinois Leathernecks
2-4 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-03T21:00:22.757Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-30Southern Indiana 78 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 86
  • 2022-11-21Western Illinois Leathernecks 77 · UT Rio Grande Valley 78
  • 2022-11-14Western Illinois Leathernecks 37 · UCF 70
  • 2021-11-27Miami-OH 67 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 79
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 90-72

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 90-72 on December 3, 2022, a 18-point decision in the series. Western Illinois Leathernecks' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 42-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded UT Rio Grande Valley +5.5 (-110) spread, Western Illinois Leathernecks covered, while the 162 combined points finished over the recorded total of 156.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -5.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · UT Rio Grande Valley +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 156 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · UT Rio Grande Valley +5.5 (-110)Loss