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Utah Valley St. Wolverines vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 17, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: America First Events Center — Cedar City, UT

Article updated Feb 17, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Utah Valley St. Wolverines are traveling to play the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Utah Valley

Game outlook

The Utah Valley St. Wolverines are traveling to play the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Utah Valley St. is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is Utah Valley St. -1.5.

Wolverines vs Thunderbirds Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Thunderbirds to win tonight's game by 1 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go under 147.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Utah Valley St. 73 to Southern Utah 74

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Utah Valley St. will win straight-up is 56%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UTVAL 75.25, SUTAH 72.25.

OddsShark predicts Southern Utah will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Utah Valley St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 261, Utah Valley St. is ranked #304 in offense (scoring an average of 68.60 per game), #99 in defense (allowing an average of 68.80 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-14 (14-9 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Wolverines hit an average of 42.56% of their field goals (ranked #286) and 68.60% of their free throws (ranked #293) and makes an average of 28.03% of their three pointers ranked #353 in the NCAAB). They average 36.40 rebounds per game (ranked # 136) and average 14.96 offensive assists and 12.60 turnovers per game (ranked # 79 and 245 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Utah Valley St. allows an average of 42.25% field goals (ranked #104) and 68.47% free throws (ranked #37 in the NCAAB) The Wolverines allow an average of 32.53% of the three pointers (ranked #129) and averages 36.32 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.32) Finally, the Wolverines average 13.76 defensive assists and 13.08 turnovers per game (ranked # 268 and 101 respectively).

Southern Utah Key Betting Stats

Southern Utah Thunderbirds has a power ranking of 321 and are #133 for offense (scoring an average of 75.48 per game), #311 for defense (giving up an average of 77.08 points per game) and 9-16 (15-8 ATS) overall. Utah Valley St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Utah.

For offense, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 43.80% of their field goals (ranked #233) and 73.38% of their free throws (ranked #103) and makes an average of 29.56% of their three pointers (ranked #336 in the NCAAB). They average 34.44 rebounds per game (ranked # 256) and average 11.24 offensive assists and 12.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 320) and 207 respectively).

On defense, Southern Utah allows an average of 46.92% field goals (ranked #341) and 70.77% free throws (ranked #153 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 32.42% of the three pointers (ranked #117) and averages 37.64 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.64) Finally, the Thunderbirds average 12.92 defensive assists and 12.68 turnovers per game (ranked # 191 and 130 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go under 147.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

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.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Utah Valley St. Wolverines-130 → -125Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+110 → +105Moved
  • Spread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines-2 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+2 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under146.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

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

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:36:33.884Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-06Southern Utah Thunderbirds 62 · Utah Valley St. Wolverines 80
  • 2023-03-10Southern Utah Thunderbirds 89 · Utah Valley St. Wolverines 88
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Utah Valley St. Wolverines defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 78-75

Utah Valley St. Wolverines defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 78-75 on February 17, 2024, a 3-point decision in the series. Utah Valley St. Wolverines' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 40-36. Against SportsJaw's recorded Utah Valley St. Wolverines -1.5 (-110) spread, Utah Valley St. Wolverines covered, while the 153 combined points finished over the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Tbone91Spread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +2 (-110)Win
  • HitmanhartSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines -2 (-110)Win
  • TweiskoffSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +2 (-110)Loss
  • KingjamesTotal · Under 146.5 (-110)Loss
  • JeffjacksonTotal · Over 147.5 (-110)Win
  • MrmisterSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +1.5 (-110)Loss