Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Fresno St. Bulldogs

Southern Utah is 23-11 overall and the offense has been trending up. Their last two wins in the tourney were solid ones and they just beat Portland 77-66. SU was up 12 at the half and shot 53% from the field. Fresno State is 21-13 overall and their offense is trending up. They just beat Youngstown State 80-71. The Bulldogs shot 50% from the field and made 9 threes. SUU is 21st on offense and Fresno State is 5th on defense. Southern Utah are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games. The Thunderbirds will keep things close, in a high scoring game. Take Southern Utah +7.5

I like the defense of The Bulldogs,They will have a hard time with Oscar Robinson clogging up the paint and boards!Fresno will score more points than normal versus Southern Utah!

TAKE FRESNO STATE+7.5

I like the Thunderbirds to cover in this one. Fresno St. has a great defense, but these Thunderbirds have been rolling. Fresno struggles on offense and I think Southern Utah can keep it close. +7.5

Fresno State isn't exactly explosive offensively, but they played better in their last three games, scoring 70 points per game while shooting 46% from the field. The Bulldogs also have been good scoring in the paint and on the offensive glass, which should lead to more 2nd chance scoring. Southern Utah is playing well at the moment, but they continue to struggle defensively, giving up more than 74 points per game on the road, and I think the T-birds will have a hard time slowing down the Bulldogs here for 4 quarters. I like Fresno here as they are the bigger team down low and coming out of a much better conference.