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Utah Tech vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Predictions January 18, 2024

Game time: January 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: America First Events Center — Cedar City, UT

Article updated Jan 18, 6:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Utah Tech are traveling to play the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Thursday, 1/18/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Southern Utah is the betting

Game outlook

The Utah Tech are traveling to play the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Thursday, 1/18/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Southern Utah is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Southern Utah -4.

Trailblazers vs Thunderbirds Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Thunderbirds to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Utah Tech to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go over 154 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Utah Tech 77 to Southern Utah 79

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Utah Tech and Southern Utah Thunderbirds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Utah will win straight-up is 65%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UTU 73, SUTAH 81.

OddsShark predicts Southern Utah will win, dixie state will cover, and the total will go under.

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Utah Tech Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 278, Utah Tech is ranked #288 in offense (scoring an average of 70.06 per game), #280 in defense (allowing an average of 75.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-9 (8-7 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Trailblazers hit an average of 44.16% of their field goals (ranked #215) and 65.10% of their free throws (ranked #335) and makes an average of 36.45% of their three pointers ranked #65 in the NCAAB). They average 34.31 rebounds per game (ranked # 270) and average 12.88 offensive assists and 15.69 turnovers per game (ranked # 227 and 352 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Utah Tech allows an average of 43.15% field goals (ranked #181) and 68.73% free throws (ranked #83 in the NCAAB) The Trailblazers allow an average of 33.06% of the three pointers (ranked #189) and averages 37.44 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.44) Finally, the Trailblazers average 12.88 defensive assists and 13.69 turnovers per game (ranked # 186 and 93 respectively).

Southern Utah Key Betting Stats

Southern Utah Thunderbirds has a power ranking of 266 and are #127 for offense (scoring an average of 76.73 per game), #335 for defense (giving up an average of 78.73 points per game) and 5-11 (10-4 ATS) overall. Utah Tech went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Utah.

For offense, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 43.57% of their field goals (ranked #239) and 71.47% of their free throws (ranked #165) and makes an average of 30.03% of their three pointers (ranked #316 in the NCAAB). They average 34.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 285) and average 11.60 offensive assists and 10.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 309) and 54 respectively).

On defense, Southern Utah allows an average of 50.00% field goals (ranked #361) and 71.43% free throws (ranked #209 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 32.53% of the three pointers (ranked #160) and averages 37.13 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.13) Finally, the Thunderbirds average 14.27 defensive assists and 12.87 turnovers per game (ranked # 293 and 165 respectively).

Betting Summary

Southern Utah has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Utah Tech to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go over 154 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Utah Tech vs Thunderbirds 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

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Utah Tech+121 → +165Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-142 → -198Moved
  • Spread · Utah Tech+3 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-3 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over154.75 (-110) → 154 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under154.75 (-110) → 154 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Utah Tech
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
10-22 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-18T11:35:33.318Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Utah Tech and Southern Utah Thunderbirds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-11-29California Baptist 91 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 66
  • 2023-11-22Southern Utah Thunderbirds 74 · Texas State 67
  • 2023-03-09Utah Tech 75 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 76
  • 2023-03-03California Baptist 71 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 81
  • 2023-02-17Utah Tech 71 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 81
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated Utah Tech 75-65

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated Utah Tech 75-65 on January 18, 2024, a 10-point decision in the series. Southern Utah Thunderbirds' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 44-37. Against SportsJaw's recorded Utah Tech +4.5 (-110) spread, Southern Utah Thunderbirds covered, while the 140 combined points finished under the recorded total of 154.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MiamimikeSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -4 (-110)Win
  • Joem81Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -4 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 154.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 154.5 (-110)Win