Utah Valley State at Weber State

Weber State lost 102-61 to Oregon State on Monday, and the box score shows where it went wrong. The Wildcats made 6 of 35 from three. Oregon State went 29 of 34 at the foul line, which turned a 43-35 halftime score into a 41-point loss. Starting guard Mason Abittan played nine minutes in foul trouble, so freshman Gavin Lowe carried more of the offense and finished with 15 points and four steals. Weber State still won the offensive glass 16-11 and committed nine turnovers to Oregon State's 11. Utah Valley opened by beating Western Colorado 84-63, forcing 28 turnovers with 23 steals and turning them into 25 points. That is the part of the Wolverines' game that travels, and Weber State just played 40 minutes against a high-major defense without giving the ball away. Weber State has 12 new players, with two returnees, Ardarius Grayson and Declan Cutler, in the first season under Kaleb Canales. Utah Valley's lone game this year came against a Division II club, so the Wolverines' own sample says little about how they handle a Division I opponent. That makes the points the right place to be, and I'd take the Wildcats on the spread at this number.