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Southern Utah vs Northern Arizona Predictions & Stats

Game time: December 16, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome — Flagstaff, AZ

Article updated Dec 16, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are traveling to play the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at the Rolle Activity Center stadium on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 4:00pm EST. Northern

Game outlook

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are traveling to play the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at the Rolle Activity Center stadium on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 4:00pm EST. Northern Arizona is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Northern Arizona -4.

Thunderbirds vs Lumberjacks Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Lumberjacks to win today's game by 8 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go under 148.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Southern Utah 66 to Northern Arizona 74

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw predicts Northern Arizona Lumberjacks to cover the spread.

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

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SUTAH 70.25, NARIZ 78.25.

OddsShark predicts Northern Arizona 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 252, Southern Utah is ranked #152 in offense (scoring an average of 75.75 per game), #319 in defense (allowing an average of 78.13 points to be scored against them per game) and are 3-6 (6-2 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 45.03% of their field goals (ranked #162) and 69.54% of their free throws (ranked #220) and makes an average of 33.71% of their three pointers ranked #166 in the NCAAB). They average 33.88 rebounds per game (ranked # 286) and average 10.38 offensive assists and 12.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 338 and 171 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Southern Utah allows an average of 48.85% field goals (ranked #349) and 69.33% free throws (ranked #130 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 32.12% of the three pointers (ranked #170) and averages 36.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.25) Finally, the Thunderbirds average 13.13 defensive assists and 12.13 turnovers per game (ranked # 234 and 233 respectively).

Northern Arizona Key Betting Stats

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks has a power ranking of 165 and are #331 for offense (scoring an average of 65.56 per game), #245 for defense (giving up an average of 73.78 points per game) and 5-5 (6-4 ATS) overall. Southern Utah went 0-3 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northern Arizona.

For offense, the Lumberjacks hit an average of 43.24% of their field goals (ranked #248) and 61.15% of their free throws (ranked #347) and makes an average of 29.84% of their three pointers (ranked #294 in the NCAAB). They average 32.11 rebounds per game (ranked # 331) and average 13.67 offensive assists and 14.56 turnovers per game (ranked # 159) and 317 respectively).

On defense, Northern Arizona allows an average of 44.95% field goals (ranked #268) and 73.66% free throws (ranked #294 in the NCAAB) The Lumberjacks allow an average of 25.42% of the three pointers (ranked #8) and averages 37.56 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.56) Finally, the Lumberjacks average 9.78 defensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 30 and 102 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go under 148.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Thunderbirds vs Lumberjacks archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Thunderbirds vs Lumberjacks matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+135 → +160Moved
  • Moneyline · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks-160 → -185Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+3 (-110) → +4 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks-3 (-110) → -4 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over149.5 (-110) → 148.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under149.5 (-110) → 148.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
2-6 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
4-5 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-16T06:35:41.587Z). 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 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 76-74

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 76-74 on December 16, 2023, a 2-point decision in the series. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 40-39. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Utah Thunderbirds +4 (-110) spread, Southern Utah Thunderbirds covered, while the 150 combined points finished over the recorded total of 148.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • ThetotalerTotal · Over 149.5 (-110)Win
  • MoneymouthSpread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks -3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 149.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +3 (-110)Win
  • Joem81Total · Over 148.5 (-110)Win
  • Drew_WestcottTotal · Over 148.5 (-110)Win