Ab Christian vs. Utah Valley Odds & Betting Predictions - February 6, 2026

Utah Valley is now ineligible for the WAC Conference Tournament, which also means their opportunity to go dancing has just gone up in smoke. That’s devistrating for a team that is in a tie for first place at this point in the season. Let down factor is MASSIVE in this spot. Brette Tanner took over for Joe Golding five years ago and kept the Wildcats calling card, suffocating on-ball defense. They press, blitzing ball screens, active hands by every defender, the result is that 20.2% of opponent possessions are ending in turnovers, the third best mark in the sport. Utah Valley btw is horrific when facing pressure. They’re 349th in turnover percentage. So this is a strength vs weakness situation. Now the obvious draw back here is when you gamble like ACU does defensively, efficient offenses can get a ton of easy buckets. Utah Valley is 17th nationally in shooting percentage, so they’ll get plenty of easy looks and make them. But in their first meeting ACU forced 22 TOs, and won going away 85-68. The Wildcats have been in a shooting slump since, but that’s just giving us value on this number. If we can get a quality performance from Bradyn Hubbard, I like their chances of keeping this to single digits.