Eastern Washington vs Utah Prediction 12/20/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Eastern Washington Eagles and the Utah Utes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Jon M. Huntsman Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Utah Utes prediction.

Eastern Washington Eagles Recap

The Eastern Washington Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from their 78-63 loss to Washington State last time out to sit at 2-9 this season. After this game, Eastern Washington will head on the road for a game against BYU.

Eagles Drop Back-To-Back Games

Isaiah Moses leads the Eagles in scoring and assists with 18.6 PPG and 3.7 APG while Alton Hamilton IV has 11.7 PPG with 5.5 RPG and 2.2 APG. Kiree Huie has 10.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Washington so far this season while Straton Rogers has 7.8 PPG with a team-high 5.7 RPG to lead the Eagles in rebounding so far this season. As a team, Eastern Washington is averaging 77.5 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 70.6% from the foul line this season.

Utah Utes Recap

The Utah Utes come into this game looking to rebound from an 82-74 loss to Mississippi State last time out to sit at 7-4 this season. After this game, Utah will head on the road for a game against Washington.

Utes Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight

Terrence Brown leads Utah in scoring with 21.6 PPG along with 2 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to share the team lead in assists with Keanu Dawes who has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG and 3.3 APG as well this season. Don McHenry has 17.4 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Seydou Traore has 10.7 PPG with 3.9 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Utah up to this point in the year. As a team, Utah is averaging 81.4 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 74% from the foul line this season.

Eastern Washington Eagles @ Utah Utes Betting Trends: December 20, 2025

Why the Utah Utes will win

• Utah has won each of its last 16 games against the Big Sky Conference.
• Eastern Washington has lost 11 of its last 12 games against non-Conference opponents.
• Eastern Washington has lost the first half in 18 of its last 19 games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Eastern Washington Eagles will win

• Utah has lost four of its last five games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Utah has lost the first half in seven of its last nine day games.

Total Points Facts

• Eleven of Eastern Washington’s last 12 day games have produced a total of 159 or fewer points.
• Each of Utah’s last four games at Jon M. Huntsman Center have produced a total of 162+ points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Utah ranks 37th among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw percentage this season (66.8%).
• Eastern Washington ranks 358th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point percentage this season (39.0%).
• Eastern Washington ranks 357th among Division 1 teams for opponent field goal percentage this season (49.8%).

Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Utah Utes Prediction

I’m on Eastern Washington and the points here. Utah just hasn’t been able to cover these numbers this season and I don’t suddenly expect that to change here. The Eagles have played a lot of tough competition to this point, and Utah has been more than guilty of playing with their food for much of the year. I’ll side with the Eagles and the points in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Eastern Washington +11.5