UT Arlington vs Utah Tech Prediction 2/5/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Texas-Arlington Mavericks and the Utah Tech Trailblazers meet Thursday in college basketball action from Burns Arena in St. George. Here’s a Texas-Arlington vs Utah Tech prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Texas-Arlington vs Utah Tech 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.

Texas-Arlington Mavericks Betting Preview

By the time the 2025 calendar year ended, Texas-Arlington had posted an 8-5 record across their first 13 games of the season. In 2026 the Mavericks have looked a bit better on a 6-2 run. The wins during that time have come versus Cal Baptist, Southern Utah, Abilene Christian, Utah Tech, Tarleton State and Southern Utah. That gives the Mavs a 14-7 run through 21 games this year.

In the Cal Baptist rematch last weekend, the Mavericks were sitting in the locker room with a 35-31 deficit at home. Texas-Arlington managed to tie it up in the second half and force overtime, but eventually lost 87-77 following the extra period. Marcell McCreary put up 19 points with six rebounds and five assists in the defeat, and Cash Chavis had 12 points with five assists.

Utah Tech Trailblazers Betting Preview

Over on the Utah Tech side, they were a couple of games above .500 on January 1 at 9-7 overall. The Trailblazers lost to Cal Baptist, Utah Valley, Texas-Arlington and Cal Baptist again over the next five games, however. Since then it’s been three straight wins over Southern Utah, Abilene Christian and Tarleton State. That gives the Trailblazers a 13-11 record in 24 games this season.

Matched up against Tarleton State on Saturday the Trailblazers were trailing by a point 30-29 by the end of the first half. Utah Tech hit a 36-29 run the rest of the way however, leading to a 65-59 win in the end. Tops in scoring was Noah Bolanga with 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Jusaun Holt added nine points with seven rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes.

UT Arlington Mavericks @ Utah Tech Trailblazers Betting Trends: February 5, 2026

Why the Utah Tech Trailblazers will win

• Utah Tech has won five of its last six home games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• UT Arlington Mavericks has lost the first half in seven of its last nine night games against the Western Athletic Conference.

Why the UT Arlington Mavericks will win

• UT Arlington Mavericks has won each of its last four night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Utah Tech has lost 16 of its last 21 night games against the Western Athletic Conference.

Texas-Arlington vs Utah Tech Prediction

I’ll stick with Texas-Arlington but this one’s a coin flip. The Mavs didn’t shoot very well against a pretty good Cal Baptist team in their latest home loss, going just 36.6 percent from the field and 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from outside. The 13 turnovers didn’t help matters, but TX-Arlington did have a 41-36 edge on the boards and 81 percent (17-of-21) from the line. The Mavericks are a tepid 2-2 in their last four games but they’re scoring well with 71 or more points in all of those outings.

These teams last saw each other on January 15 in a 56-52 road win for TX-Arlington. The Mavericks shot poorly in that one as well (32.1 percent) with 16 turnovers. That said, Utah Tech hit just 31.8 percent from the field and an abysmal 6.7 percent (1-of-15) from outside. A lot of different things could happen in this rematch, depending on how the offenses look.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Texas-Arlington Mavericks +1.5