UCF vs Utah Prediction 2/21/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The UCF Knights 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 a UCF Knights vs. Utah Utes prediction.

UCF Knights Recap

The UCF Knights come into this game looking to build on their 82-71 win over TCU last time out to sit at 18-7 this season. After this game, UCF will head on the road for a game against BYU.

Knights Snap Three-Game Skid

Riley Kugel leads the Knights in scoring with 14 PPG along with 3.2 RPG and 2.7 APG while Themus Fulks has 13.6 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 6.8 APG to lead the Knights in assists. Jordan Burks has 13 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Jamichael Stillwell has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Knights in rebounding and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UCF so far this season. As a team, UCF is averaging 81.8 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 37.3% from three and 75.2% from the foul line this season.

Utah Utes Recap

The Utah Utes come into this game looking to add on to their 61-56 win over West Virginia last time out to sit at 10-16 this season. After this game, Utah will take on Iowa State at home.

Utes Snap Seven-Game Slide

Terrence Brown leads Utah in scoring with 20.4 PPG along with 2.2 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to share the team lead in assists with Keanu Dawes who has 12.8 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG and 2.2 APG as well this season. Don McHenry has 17.4 PPG with 3.2 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Utah up to this point in the year. Seydou Traore has 9.3 PPG with 3.5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Utah is averaging 76.4 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 72.7% from the foul line this season.

UCF Knights @ Utah Utes Betting Trends: February 21, 2026

Why the Utah Utes will win

• Utah has won 12 of its last 13 games at Jon M. Huntsman Center when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• UCF has lost nine of its last 10 away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• The home team has won the first half in each of UCF’s last five games.

Why the UCF Knights will win

• Utah has lost 10 of its last 11 night games against Conference opponents.
• UCF has won 15 of its last 18 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Utah has lost the first half in seven of its last eight games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Utah’s last six games have produced a total of 150 or fewer points.
• Each of UCF’s last six night games have produced a total of 155 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• UCF ranks 29th among Division 1 teams for field goals made per game this season (29.6).
• UCF ranks 34th among Division 1 teams for field goal attempts per game this season (62.6).

UCF Knights vs. Utah Utes Prediction

I’m on UCF here. I get why the Utes are tempting off of the West Virginia win, but I think that this is just a spot where we’re not getting enough points here to consider Utah at home. The win over West Virginia was nice, but it was more about the Mountaineers style of play and them shooting themselves in the foot in that game. UCF is better at home, but they’re also still the better team in this game. Give me UCF.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: UCF -1.5