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Idaho St. vs Southern Utah Predictions & Stats

Game time: December 9, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: America First Events Center — Cedar City, UT

Article updated Dec 9, 1:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Idaho St. Bengals are traveling to play the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Saturday, 12/9/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. Southern Utah is the

Game outlook

The Idaho St. Bengals are traveling to play the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Saturday, 12/9/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. Southern Utah is the betting favorite opening at -4.25 and the current line is Southern Utah -4.5.

Bengals vs Thunderbirds Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bengals to win tonight's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Idaho St. Bengals to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 143 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Idaho St. 73 to Southern Utah 67

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Idaho St. Bengals to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Utah will win straight-up is 66%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be ID.ST 67, SUTAH 76.

OddsShark predicts Idaho State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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Idaho St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 199, Idaho St. is ranked #290 in offense (scoring an average of 68.89 per game), #36 in defense (allowing an average of 63.33 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-5 (3-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bengals hit an average of 47.38% of their field goals (ranked #73) and 68.35% of their free throws (ranked #254) and makes an average of 31.25% of their three pointers ranked #259 in the NCAAB). They average 33.67 rebounds per game (ranked # 291) and average 12.89 offensive assists and 12.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 208 and 202 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Idaho St. allows an average of 43.70% field goals (ranked #224) and 72.79% free throws (ranked #272 in the NCAAB) The Bengals allow an average of 28.47% of the three pointers (ranked #47) and averages 30.67 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.67) Finally, the Bengals average 11.22 defensive assists and 12.89 turnovers per game (ranked # 92 and 172 respectively).

Southern Utah Key Betting Stats

Southern Utah Thunderbirds has a power ranking of 251 and are #157 for offense (scoring an average of 75.75 per game), #322 for defense (giving up an average of 78.13 points per game) and 2-6 (5-2 ATS) overall. Idaho St. went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Utah.

For offense, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 45.03% of their field goals (ranked #161) and 69.54% of their free throws (ranked #222) and makes an average of 33.71% of their three pointers (ranked #160 in the NCAAB). They average 33.88 rebounds per game (ranked # 281) and average 10.38 offensive assists and 12.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 337) and 172 respectively).

On defense, Southern Utah allows an average of 48.85% field goals (ranked #346) and 69.33% free throws (ranked #132 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 32.12% of the three pointers (ranked #168) 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 # 226 and 235 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Idaho St. Bengals to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 143 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 Bengals vs Thunderbirds archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bengals vs Thunderbirds matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Idaho St. Bengals+150 → +165Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-186 → -190Moved
  • Spread · Idaho St. Bengals+4.25 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-4.25 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146 (-110) → 143 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146 (-110) → 143 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Idaho St. Bengals
2-5 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
1-6 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-09T06:36:11.952Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Idaho St. Bengals and Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 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

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated Idaho St. Bengals 82-74

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated Idaho St. Bengals 82-74 on December 9, 2023, a 8-point decision in the series. Southern Utah Thunderbirds' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 33-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded Idaho St. Bengals +4.5 (-110) spread, Southern Utah Thunderbirds covered, while the 156 combined points finished over the recorded total of 143.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MoneymouthSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -4.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 145.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Idaho St. Bengals +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 143 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Idaho St. Bengals +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • JwSpread · Idaho St. Bengals +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • RainmanSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -4 (-110)Win