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Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs California Baptist Predictions January 20, 2024

Game time: January 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center — Riverside, CA

Article updated Jan 20, 6:36 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are traveling to play the California Baptist at the Fowler Events Center stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. California Baptist is the

Game outlook

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are traveling to play the California Baptist at the Fowler Events Center stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. California Baptist is the betting favorite opening at -8.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Thunderbirds vs Lancers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Lancers to win tonight's game by 16 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the California Baptist to cover the 8.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Southern Utah 65 to California Baptist 81

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that California Baptist will win straight-up is 80%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SUTAH 63.75, CBU 80.75.

OddsShark predicts Cal Baptist will win, southern utah will cover, and the total will go over.

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Southern Utah Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 266, Southern Utah is ranked #114 in offense (scoring an average of 77.06 per game), #337 in defense (allowing an average of 79.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-11 (11-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 43.88% of their field goals (ranked #228) and 73.49% of their free throws (ranked #98) and makes an average of 30.05% of their three pointers ranked #324 in the NCAAB). They average 33.63 rebounds per game (ranked # 299) and average 12.00 offensive assists and 11.13 turnovers per game (ranked # 290 and 99 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Southern Utah allows an average of 50.41% field goals (ranked #361) and 71.23% free throws (ranked #193 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 33.08% of the three pointers (ranked #179) and averages 36.19 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.19) Finally, the Thunderbirds average 14.00 defensive assists and 12.63 turnovers per game (ranked # 275 and 165 respectively).

California Baptist Key Betting Stats

California Baptist has a power ranking of 82 and are #314 for offense (scoring an average of 68.12 per game), #19 for defense (giving up an average of 63.59 points per game) and 10-7 (6-9 ATS) overall. Southern Utah went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against California Baptist.

For offense, the Lancers hit an average of 41.29% of their field goals (ranked #322) and 66.15% of their free throws (ranked #317) and makes an average of 30.68% of their three pointers (ranked #309 in the NCAAB). They average 38.94 rebounds per game (ranked # 69) and average 10.47 offensive assists and 12.06 turnovers per game (ranked # 342) and 171 respectively).

On defense, California Baptist allows an average of 42.29% field goals (ranked #121) and 71.06% free throws (ranked #186 in the NCAAB) The Lancers allow an average of 31.15% of the three pointers (ranked #79) and averages 32.65 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.65) Finally, the Lancers average 10.82 defensive assists and 11.35 turnovers per game (ranked # 39 and 278 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the California Baptist to cover the 8.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Thunderbirds vs California Baptist 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 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+283 → +315Moved
  • Moneyline · California Baptist-360 → -400Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+8.5 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · California Baptist-8.5 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over144 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under144 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
10-22 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
California Baptist
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-20T11:36:40.199Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-18Utah Tech 65 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 75
  • 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
Final result

Matchup pick recap

California Baptist defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 83-76

California Baptist defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 83-76 on January 20, 2024, a 7-point decision in the series. California Baptist's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 37-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Utah Thunderbirds +8.5 (-110) spread, Southern Utah Thunderbirds covered, while the 159 combined points finished over the recorded total of 144.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Roderick806Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +8.5 (-110)Win