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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: America First Events Center — Cedar City, UT

Article updated Dec 17, 4:27 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Northern Arizona is on the road playing Southern Utah at the America First Event Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Southern Utah -9.5 was the opening

Game outlook

Northern Arizona is on the road playing Southern Utah at the America First Event Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Southern Utah -9.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Southern Utah -8.5.

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks travel to the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The Northern Arizona Wildcats lost to Utah Valley 80-75 in overtime. With 30 of 68 shots taken, the Lumberjacks made 44.1% of their field goals. Despite shooting 29.2% from long distance, Northern Arizona pulled down 32 rebounds and dished out 17 assists.

Northerners need to pull up their socks

Northern Arizona is currently 4-8 and averaging 72.3 points per game while giving up 73.1 points per game. The Lumberjacks average 37.1 rebounds and 14.7 assists per game. Northern Arizona shoots 41.8% from the field, 34.1% from downtown, and 71.9% from the foul line as a team.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds won 67-60 over Cal State Fullerton. Thunderbirds played a competitive match and won. In the game, Southern Utah shot 40.8% from the field, 17.6% from beyond the arc, and 68.6% from the foul line. The Thunderbirds managed to grab 35 rebounds, dish out 11 assists, and steal 4 balls.

Utah is in a positive position

Currently, Southern Utah is 7-4 and ranked 5th in the Western Athletic Conference. The Thunderbirds average 89.6 points per game while giving up 89.6. They shoot 48.1% from the field, 31.4% from downtown, and 71.5% from the charity stripe. In addition to scoring 19.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and one assist per game, Tevian Jones makes 40.6% of his shots.

NCAAB · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Southern Utah Thunderbirds

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Despite being 2-8 against the spread on the road, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the better team here. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks lost by an average of 4.2 points on the year, and they lost by an average of 9.8 points when they were underdogs. There's not much to explore here. To me, Southern Utah is either a pass or a no.

Northern Arizona Highlights

With a power ranking of 255, Northern Arizona is ranked #196 in offense (scoring an average of 72.09 per game), #270 in defense (allowing an average of 72.45 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-8 (6-4 ATS) this season.

Southern Utah Highlights

Southern Utah Thunderbirds has a power ranking of 203 and are #2 for offense (scoring an average of 91.90 per game), #224 for defense (giving up an average of 72.45 points per game) and 7-4 (3-2-2 ATS) overall. Northern Arizona went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Utah.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be NARIZ 83.5, SUTAH 66.5. 51% of SportsJaw players predict Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

61% picked Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Lumberjacks 67 to Thunderbirds 95.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Lumberjacks 67 to Thunderbirds 95.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks+320 → +345Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-390 → -425Moved
  • Spread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks+9.5 (-110) → +9 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-9.5 (-110) → -9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over150.5 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under150.5 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

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

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-17T09:27:04.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-21Southern Utah Thunderbirds 79 · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 48
  • 2022-01-31Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 66 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 78
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 106-101

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 106-101 on December 17, 2022, a 5-point decision in the series. Southern Utah Thunderbirds' strongest period was the overtime, when it outscored its opponent 14-9. Against SportsJaw's recorded Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +9 (-110) spread, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks covered, while the 207 combined points finished over the recorded total of 149.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • HitmanhartTotal · Under 150 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +9.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 149.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +9.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +9.5 (-110)Win