Southern Utah Vs Utah Valley: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 26, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 25, 2023

The Utah Valley Wolverines (16-5, 7-1 WAC) will visit the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (14-7, 6-2 WAC) after victories in seven road games in a row. It begins at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Thunderbirds’ (-126 to win on the moneyline) contest with the Wolverines (+104).

This article uses lines valid as of January 26, 2023 at 9:44 PM ET. See all the latest odds for this outing in the table below and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Southern Utah Vs Utah Valley Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Utah Valley (+1.5)
Total Pick Under (153.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Southern Utah Vs Utah Valley Stat Rankings

Southern Utah Avg. (Rank) Utah Valley Avg. (Rank)
86 (2nd) Points Scored 77 (66th)
73.3 (285th) Points Allowed 67.3 (127th)
38 (19th) Rebounds 39 (7th)
10.3 (104th) Off. Rebounds 10 (135th)
8.3 (91st) 3pt Made 6.9 (241st)
14.1 (115th) Assists 16.1 (28th)
13.2 (266th) Turnovers 12.6 (221st)

Southern Utah Vs Utah Valley Betting Trends

  • The Thunderbirds are 9-7-1 against the spread this year.
  • Southern Utah is 4-5 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • There have been 10 Thunderbirds games (out of 17) that went over the total this year.
  • Southern Utah’s games have finished with more than 153.5 points 10 times so far this season.
  • The total for this game is 153.5, and that’s 5.8 points fewer than the average total in Thunderbirds games thus far this season.
  • Utah Valley has 13 wins in 18 games against the spread this year.
  • The Wolverines have an ATS record of 4-2 as 1.5-point underdogs or greater.
  • Out of 17 Southern Utah’s games so far this season, 10 have gone over the total.
  • So far this season, four Wolverines games have featured over 153.5 points scored.
  • Games involving Utah Valley this year have averaged 144.3 points per game, a 9.2-point differential when compared to the over/under for this contest.

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Southern Utah Impact Players

  • Tevian Jones registers a team-best 19.4 points per game. He is also posting 4 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting 43% from the field and 38.5% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Harrison Butler paces his squad in rebounds per game (6.5), and also averages 11.6 points and 2.5 assists. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Maizen Fausett is posting 11.5 points, 1.4 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game.
  • Jason Spurgin posts 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Defensively, he delivers 0.9 steals and 1.7 blocked shots.
  • Drake Allen averages a team-high 3.5 assists per game. He is also posting 9.6 points and 3.6 rebounds, shooting 53.6% from the field.

Utah Valley Impact Players

  • Aziz Bandaogo is putting up a team-leading 10.5 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 11.1 points and 1.1 assists, making 66.2% of his shots from the field.
  • Trey Woodbury is recording a team-best 4.5 assists per game. He’s also delivering 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds, hitting 42.5% of his shots from the floor, and 39.8% from beyond the arc resulting in 1.7 treys per game.
  • Justin Harmon is the Wolverines’ top scorer (13.8 points per game) and assist man (3.4), and averages 3.8 rebounds.
  • The Wolverines get 12.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from Le’tre Darthard.
  • The Wolverines receive 5.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Tim Fuller.
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