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Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Utah Tech Predictions February 8, 2024

Game time: February 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Burns Arena — St. George, UT

Article updated Feb 7, 10:36 PM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are traveling to play the Utah Tech at the Burns Arena stadium on Thursday, 2/8/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. Southern Utah is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are traveling to play the Utah Tech at the Burns Arena stadium on Thursday, 2/8/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. Southern Utah is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the current line is Southern Utah -3.

Thunderbirds vs Trailblazers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Thunderbirds to win tonight's game by 9 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the 3 point spread and the total to go over 152 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Southern Utah 83 to Utah Tech 74

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Utah will win straight-up is 62%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SUTAH 79, UTU 73.

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

58% picked Utah Tech on Covers.com

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Southern Utah Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 198, Southern Utah is ranked #118 in offense (scoring an average of 76.52 per game), #315 in defense (allowing an average of 77.43 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-13 (15-5 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Thunderbirds hit an average of 44.00% of their field goals (ranked #222) and 74.79% of their free throws (ranked #62) and makes an average of 30.25% of their three pointers ranked #323 in the NCAAB). They average 33.76 rebounds per game (ranked # 287) and average 11.38 offensive assists and 11.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 315 and 139 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Southern Utah allows an average of 48.31% field goals (ranked #355) and 71.17% free throws (ranked #181 in the NCAAB) The Thunderbirds allow an average of 32.23% of the three pointers (ranked #123) and averages 36.76 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.76) Finally, the Thunderbirds average 13.29 defensive assists and 12.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 218 and 128 respectively).

Utah Tech Key Betting Stats

Utah Tech has a power ranking of 358 and are #286 for offense (scoring an average of 69.81 per game), #292 for defense (giving up an average of 76.14 points per game) and 8-14 (9-12 ATS) overall. Southern Utah went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Utah Tech.

For offense, the Trailblazers hit an average of 44.20% of their field goals (ranked #215) and 64.27% of their free throws (ranked #347) and makes an average of 34.95% of their three pointers (ranked #136 in the NCAAB). They average 34.90 rebounds per game (ranked # 228) and average 13.10 offensive assists and 16.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 193) and 358 respectively).

On defense, Utah Tech allows an average of 43.55% field goals (ranked #185) and 71.26% free throws (ranked #185 in the NCAAB) The Trailblazers allow an average of 33.33% of the three pointers (ranked #185) and averages 36.43 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.43) Finally, the Trailblazers average 12.86 defensive assists and 13.52 turnovers per game (ranked # 179 and 83 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the 3 point spread and the total to go over 152 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 Thunderbirds vs Utah Tech 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

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

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 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-120 → -190Moved
  • Moneyline · Utah Tech+100 → +163Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds-1 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Utah Tech+1 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over152 (-110) → 151.25 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under152 (-110) → 151.25 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
10-22 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Utah Tech
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-08T03:36:16.128Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-02-03UT Rio Grande Valley 59 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 79
  • 2024-01-20Southern Utah Thunderbirds 76 · California Baptist 83
  • 2024-01-18Utah Tech 65 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 75
  • 2023-11-29California Baptist 91 · Southern Utah Thunderbirds 66
  • 2023-11-22Southern Utah Thunderbirds 74 · Texas State 67
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Utah Tech defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 70-68

Utah Tech defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 70-68 on February 8, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Utah Tech's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 33-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Utah Thunderbirds -3.5 (-110) spread, Utah Tech covered, while the 138 combined points finished under the recorded total of 151.25.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Sammy52Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -1 (-110)Loss
  • MaddogSpread · Utah Tech -1 (-110)Win
  • Fisher49Spread · Utah Tech +1 (-110)Win
  • RcollinsSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -1 (-110)Loss
  • GsimmsSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -1 (-110)Loss
  • JtphamSpread · Utah Tech +1 (-110)Win
  • AdrianMariucciTotal · Under 152 (-110)Win
  • StevehSpread · Utah Tech +2 (-110)Win
  • EmcSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds -2 (-110)Loss
  • EmcTotal · Under 152.5 (-110)Win
  • GeauxtigersTotal · Under 152 (-110)Win