Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Prediction, 3/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Burns Arena in St. George, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Tech Trailblazers (6-24) are traveling to Burns Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (12-18).

The Utah Tech Trailblazers faced Grand Canyon and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-68 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Trailblazers left the arena with 23 and Grand Canyon finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Grand Canyon walked away from this one shooting 69.7% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 33 shots. Additionally, Grand Canyon snagged 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Grand Canyon recorded 20 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. When talking about defending, Utah Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 58.5% from the floor on 31 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 26 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trailblazers made 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Utah Tech walked away from the contest having earned a 37.7% FG percentage (23 out of 61) and converted 9 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Madiba Owona is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He saw the court for 16 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. He walked away with 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Utah Tech steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 6-24 for the season. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Utah Tech is pulling down 33.2 boards per contest and has totaled 384 assists on the season, which has them ranked 258th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Trailblazers are shooting 33.3% on shots from distance (227 of 681) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.4 points per outing (276th in the nation) while going 42.7% from the field.

On defense, the Trailblazers are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 33.8% from beyond the arc and they are 306th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.6). The Trailblazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (816 of 1,732) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 182nd in the country in allowing assists with 403 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds took a loss by a score of 62-39 against Seattle. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Southern Utah permitted Seattle to collect 50 overall (16 offensive). They finished the game shooting 9.5% from beyond the arc by going 2 out of 21 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Thunderbirds allowed Seattle to make 23 of 71 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.4% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Thunderbirds went 12 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 22.6%. In relation to three-point attempts, Southern Utah buried 4 of 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.6%. Seattle earned 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Thunderbirds to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Thunderbirds recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game.

JT Langston Jr. ended up having an impact for the Thunderbirds in the game. He tallied 9 points in his 12 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He buried 3 of 6 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Southern Utah has a record of 12-18 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Thunderbirds are connecting on 42.4% from the floor, which is 310th in college. Southern Utah has scored 2,098 points on the campaign (69.9 per contest) and they snag 37.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per contest (295th in the nation) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per game. The Thunderbirds are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game and they go 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Southern Utah defense gives up 31.7% on 3-pointers (168 of 530) and their opponents are making 68.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.7 assists and 36.5 rebounds per game, which is 234th and 295th in the nation. The Thunderbirds on defense are ranked 239th in the country in PPG given up with 73.8. They are able to force 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (186th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah Tech

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