Southern Utah vs. Utah Valley Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/26/23

The Utah Valley Wolverines and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds meet in college basketball action from the America First Events Center on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Southern Utah is listed as a 1.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -125. The total for this game is set at 153.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Southern Utah’s 60-56 win back on December 8^th, 2021, made it 4 straight head-to-head wins over Utah Valley.

Trends

Utah Valley is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a win while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win. Southern Utah is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Utah Valley here. I really like what the Wolverines have put together to this point and I have to give some respect to a 7-3 road record. Southern Utah’s been dominant at home going 9-1, but the Thunderbirds haven’t been completely invincible at home and I think Utah Valley could be the team to break through here. I’ll back the Wolverines on the road in this one.