Southern Utah vs. Utah Tech betting: College basketball preview for February 13

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The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (10-14, 2-8 WAC) host the Utah Tech Trailblazers (6-17, 2-6 WAC) after losing three straight home games. The Thunderbirds are favored by only 2.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, February 13, 2025. The over/under for the matchup is set at 144.

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Southern Utah vs. Utah Tech betting lines

  • Southern Utah moneyline odds to win: -155
  • Utah Tech moneyline odds to win: +129
  • Spread: Southern Utah (-2.5)
  • Total: 144

Southern Utah statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Southern Utah has fared worse at home, covering two times in nine home games, and six times in 11 road games.
  • In home games, the Thunderbirds go over the over/under 33.3% of the time (three of nine games). They’ve hit the over in 18.2% of away games (two of 11 contests).
  • Southern Utah has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 4-2 (.667). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Thunderbirds’ offense has been much less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 63.7 points a contest compared to the 71.5 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Southern Utah has been less stingy on defense as of late, giving up 73.5 points per game during its past 10 contests compared to the 73.2 points per game its opponents average over the 2024-25 season.
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Thunderbirds are making 1.3 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.0 compared to 6.3 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.7% compared to 32.5% season-long).

Southern Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-12-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-15-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 2-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (233rd in nation) 43.5 (163rd) 33.2 (121st) 31.5 (203rd) 12.4 (276th) 13.7 (339th)

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Utah Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Utah Tech’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .714 (5-2-0). Away, it is .364 (4-7-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Trailblazers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (42.9%, three of seven) compared to away (45.5%, five of 11).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Trailblazers have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than on the road (0-11).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Trailblazers are scoring 69.5 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than their season average (69.8).
  • Utah Tech is allowing 76.0 points per contest over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 75.9 points allowed.
  • In their past 10 games, the Trailblazers are making 7.9 three-pointers per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (7.3). They also sport a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (35.9%) compared to their season average (32.0%).

Utah Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-9-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-15 (Home: 2-3; Away: 0-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (305th in nation) 47.2 (338th) 29.7 (310th) 32.9 (283rd) 13.5 (193rd) 12.0 (250th)
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