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  3. Sam Houston St. Bearkats vs Utah Valley St. Wolverines
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NCAAB · Sam Houston St. Bearkats at Utah Valley St. Wolverines

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Sam Houston St. Bearkats vs Utah Valley St. Wolverines Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 29, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: UCCU Center — Orem, UT

Article updated Dec 28, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Sam Houston St. is on the road playing Utah Valley St. at the UCCU Events Center stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Utah Valley St. -1.5 was the opening favorite

Game outlook

Sam Houston St. is on the road playing Utah Valley St. at the UCCU Events Center stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Utah Valley St. -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Utah Valley St. -2.

Sam Houston St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 107, Sam Houston St. is ranked #42 in offense (scoring an average of 80.50 per game), #4 in defense (allowing an average of 52.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-2 (6-2 ATS) this season.

Utah Valley St. Highlights

Utah Valley St. Wolverines has a power ranking of 145 and are #88 for offense (scoring an average of 77.46 per game), #164 for defense (giving up an average of 52.67 points per game) and 9-4 (6-4 ATS) overall. Sam Houston St. went 3-0 (1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Utah Valley St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be SAMHO 68.25, UTVAL 64.25. 51% of SportsJaw users predict Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Sam Houston State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bearkats 66 to Wolverines 67.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bearkats 66 to Wolverines 67.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats+108 → +112Moved
  • Moneyline · Utah Valley St. Wolverines-118 → -132Moved
  • Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats+1.5 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines-1.5 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over129.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under129.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Sam Houston St. Bearkats
22-11 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Utah Valley St. Wolverines
25-7 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-29T03:14:41.245Z). 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

  • 2022-02-05Utah Valley St. Wolverines 57 · Sam Houston St. Bearkats 54
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Utah Valley St. Wolverines defeated Sam Houston St. Bearkats 80-64

Utah Valley St. Wolverines defeated Sam Houston St. Bearkats 80-64 on December 29, 2022, a 16-point decision in the series. Utah Valley St. Wolverines' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 38-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Sam Houston St. Bearkats +2 (-110) spread, Utah Valley St. Wolverines covered, while the 144 combined points finished over the recorded total of 132.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats +2 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats +2 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines -2 (-110)Win