Southern Utah vs California Baptist Prediction 1/10/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the California Baptist Lancers meet Saturday in college basketball action from Dale E and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside. Here’s a Southern Utah vs Cal Baptist prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Southern Utah vs Cal Baptist pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds Betting Preview

The Thunderbirds opened the season on a 1-5 run with a lone win over Bethesda U. Southern Utah would take three of the next four over Nobel, Stetson and West Coast Baptist, though. The next five games were losses to Oregon State, Washington, Northern Arizona, Utah Tech and Texas-Arlington, leaving the Thunderbirds with a rough 4-11 record over their first 15 games this year.

In the Utah Valley game on Thursday the Thunderbirds were down by seven points 46-39 by the break. Southern Utah hit a 43-33 deficit the rest of the way and ended up losing 89-72 in the end. The Thunderbirds’ Jalen Lee led the team in the losing effort with 15 points and two assists. Jaiden Feroah had 14 points with six rebounds and five assists in 25 minutes as well.

Cal Baptist Lancers Betting Preview

Over on the Lancers’ side, they came out of the gate with a nice 7-0 run to start the year. Cal Baptist would fall to Colorado, BYU and Utah in the next three, then beat Eastern Washington, Southern and Sacramento State. After losses to Utah Valley, Texas-Arlington and Tarleton State, the Lancers would be sitting on a 10-6 record over their first 16 games of the season.

Matched up against Utah Tech on Thursday, the Lancers were looking good at halftime on a 40-31 advantage. Cal Baptist closed the game on a 44-41 run and took the victory in the end 84-72. Both Dominique Daniels (one rebound; one assist) and Devon Malcolm (six rebounds) led the team with 20 points, and Martel Williams chipped in 17 points with four assists and three rebounds.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds @ California Baptist Lancers Betting Trends: January 10, 2026

Why the California Baptist Lancers will win

• California Baptist has won each of its last 11 games at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Southern Utah has lost each of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Southern Utah has lost the first half in seven of its last eight day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Southern Utah Thunderbirds will win

• California Baptist has lost four of its last five games against the Western Athletic Conference.

Southern Utah vs Cal Baptist Prediction

I’ll stay with Cal Baptist. The Lancers played pretty well in their win over Utah Tech this week, shooting a nice 48.3 percent from the field with 20-of-26 (76.9 percent) at the line and 36 rebounds. Cal Baptist hit a 42-34 advantage in the paint and had just five turnovers along the way. The Lancers really needed the win, as they’d been sitting on a three-game losing streak (all on the road) that started on December 29 versus Utah Valley.

As for Southern Utah, they shot a tepid 41.7 percent from the field in the loss to Utah Valley, giving up 54.5 percent shooting on defense. The Thunderbirds were out-rebounded 45-27 and outscored 56-26 in the paint as well. It wasn’t a great-looking outing. Southern Utah has lost six straight games now, but they’ve hit 69 or more points in four of those.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Cal Baptist Lancers -14.5