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California Baptist vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Predictions March 3, 2023

Game time: March 3, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: America First Events Center — Cedar City, UT

Article updated Mar 3, 8:14 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The California Baptist are on the road playing the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Friday, 3/3/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Southern Utah is the

Game outlook

The California Baptist are on the road playing the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the America First Event Center stadium on Friday, 3/3/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Southern Utah is the betting favorite opening at -6 and the current line is Southern Utah -6.5.

Lancers vs Thunderbirds Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Thunderbirds to win tonight's game by 13 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 148 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: California Baptist 68 to Southern Utah 81

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw players predict Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Utah will win straight-up is 73%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be CBU 67.5, SUTAH 80.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is Southern Utah will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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split down the middle on Covers.com

California Baptist Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 297, California Baptist is ranked #217 in offense (scoring an average of 70.00 per game), #44 in defense (allowing an average of 64.97 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-14 (11-14-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Lancers hit an average of 42.96% of their field goals (ranked #278) and 66.23% of their free throws (ranked #327) and makes an average of 33.20% of their three pointers ranked #246 in the NCAAB). They average 37.80 rebounds per game (ranked # 39) and average 14.43 offensive assists and 11.40 turnovers per game (ranked # 87 and 67 respectively).

Defensively speaking, California Baptist allows an average of 42.19% field goals (ranked #87) and 72.69% free throws (ranked #249 in the NCAAB) The Lancers allow an average of 30.78% of the three pointers (ranked #34) and averages 33.53 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.53) Finally, the Lancers average 10.80 defensive assists and 10.87 turnovers per game (ranked # 44 and 323 respectively).

Southern Utah Key Betting Stats

Southern Utah Thunderbirds has a power ranking of 30 and are #7 for offense (scoring an average of 82.72 per game), #269 for defense (giving up an average of 73.14 points per game) and 18-11 (14-9-2 ATS) overall. California Baptist went 1-1 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Utah.

For offense, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 46.79% of their field goals (ranked #56) and 72.90% of their free throws (ranked #130) and makes an average of 35.01% of their three pointers (ranked #148 in the NCAAB). They average 38.69 rebounds per game (ranked # 23) and average 12.90 offensive assists and 13.69 turnovers per game (ranked # 198) and 293 respectively).

On defense, Southern Utah allows an average of 43.65% field goals (ranked #180) and 71.54% free throws (ranked #187 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 34.05% of the three pointers (ranked #197) and averages 33.76 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.76) Finally, the Thunderbirds average 12.45 defensive assists and 14.76 turnovers per game (ranked # 166 and 49 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 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 148 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 California Baptist vs Thunderbirds archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · California Baptist+220 → +230Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-240 → -275Moved
  • Spread · California Baptist+6 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-6 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145 (-110) → 148 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145 (-110) → 148 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

California Baptist
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
10-22 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-03T13:14:27.366Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-17Utah Tech 71 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 81
  • 2023-02-04Southern Utah Thunderbirds 79 · Utah Tech 86
  • 2023-02-01Southern Utah Thunderbirds 72 · California Baptist 71
  • 2022-12-31UT Rio Grande Valley 88 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 94
  • 2022-11-25Southern Utah Thunderbirds 65 · Texas State 78
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated California Baptist 81-71

Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated California Baptist 81-71 on March 3, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. Southern Utah Thunderbirds' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 44-39. Against SportsJaw's recorded California Baptist +6.5 (-110) spread, Southern Utah Thunderbirds covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 148.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • HitmanhartSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -6.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -6.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 147.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 147.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -6.5 (-110)Win
  • SimonsaysSpread · California Baptist +6.5 (-110)Loss
  • TgodfreyTotal · Under 147.5 (-110)Loss