Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah betting: College basketball preview for March 1

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The Utah Valley Wolverines (20-7, 12-1 WAC) are heavy favorites (-14) as they look to extend a nine-game home win streak when they host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (12-16, 4-10 WAC) on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at UCCU Center. The game airs at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is set at 142.5.

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Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah betting lines

  • Utah Valley moneyline odds to win: -1235
  • Southern Utah moneyline odds to win: +747
  • Spread: Utah Valley (-14)
  • Total: 142.5

Utah Valley statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Utah Valley has fared better when playing at home, covering nine times in nine home games, and six times in 14 road games.
  • The Wolverines have exceeded the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in five of nine home matchups (55.6%). In road games, they have hit the over in six of 14 games (42.9%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Utah Valley has won eight of eight games when playing at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won four of five games on the road (.800) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Wolverines’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, racking up 76.7 points per contest compared to the 75.8 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Utah Valley has been a little suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 70.2 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 68.8 it has surrendered this season.
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Wolverines are making 0.9 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.2 compared to 6.3 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (38.9% compared to 34.4% season-long).

Utah Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-10-0 (Home: 9-0-0; Away: 6-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 10-5-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-12-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 6-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-2 (Home: 8-0; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 4-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (91st in nation) 42.1 (89th) 35.3 (33rd) 30.1 (113th) 16.1 (41st) 11.3 (187th)

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Southern Utah statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Southern Utah has a lower winning percentage at home (.273, 3-8-0 record) than on the road (.538, 7-6-0).
  • Thunderbirds games have gone above the over/under more often at home (four times out of 11) than on the road (three of 13) this season.
  • The Thunderbirds’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-4), and on the road it is .167 (2-10).

Recent trends

  • The Thunderbirds are posting 66 points per contest in their last 10 games, which is 5.4 fewer points than their average for the season (71.4).
  • In its past 10 games, Southern Utah is allowing 73 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than its season average (73.3).
  • The Thunderbirds are making 1.2 fewer threes per contest in their previous 10 games (4.9) compared to their season average (6.1), but they are putting up a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.7%) compared to their season mark (32.4%).

Southern Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-14-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 7-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-17-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 3-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-14 (Home: 0-4; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (268th in nation) 43.7 (168th) 33.3 (98th) 31.3 (195th) 12.1 (291st) 13.6 (338th)
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