Utah Tech (4-11) vs UT Arlington (7-8)
January 9, 2025 at 09:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Utah Tech +4 — Over/Under: 154.5
The UT-Arlington Mavericks and the Utah Tech Trailblazers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the College Park Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UT-Arlington vs. Utah Tech prediction.
UT-Arlington Recap
The UT-Arlington Mavericks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 77-74 loss to Tarleton last time out, falling to 7-8 on the year as a result. After this game, UT-Arlington will head on the road again to take on Southern Utah.
Mavericks Looking For Consistency
Lance Ware has 14.5 PPG and 8.3 RPG in 10 games played so far this season while Jaden Wells has 12.5 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Raysean Seamster has 10.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UT-Arlington so far this season. Diante Smith has 9.9 PPG and 4 RPG while Darius Burford has 8.7 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2.3 APG and Brody Robinson has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Mavericks in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, UT-Arlington is averaging 77.8 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three and 72.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the UT Arlington Mavericks will win
- Utah Tech has lost six of its last seven games against the Western Athletic Conference.
- UT Arlington Mavericks has won eight of its last 10 games against the Western Athletic Conference.
Utah Tech Recap
The Utah Tech Trailblazers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 80-66 loss to FIU last time out to put the Trailblazers at 4-11 on the year. After this game, the Trail Blazers will head home for a matchup with Tarleton State.
Trailblazers Looking To Rebound
Beon Riley has 14.9 PPG with 8.4 RPG in 11 games played so far this season while Noa Gonsalves has 13.7 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Utah State up to this point of the year. Samuel Ariyibi has logged 8.1 PPG with 5.5 RPG while Justin Bieker has 7.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 2.5 APG. Hakim Byrd has 7.4 PPG with a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Trailblazers in the assist department. As a team, Utah Tech is averaging 71.2 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 30.3% from three-point range and 64.9% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Utah Tech Trailblazers will win
- The home team has won five of UT Arlington Mavericks’ last six games.
- UT Arlington Mavericks has lost three of its last four road games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of UT Arlington Mavericks’ last five games have produced a total of 152 or fewer points.
- Thirteen of Utah Tech’s last 15 night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 153 or fewer points.
UT-Arlington vs. Utah Tech Prediction
I’m on Arlington here. The Mavericks are the better team on both ends of the floor, and I expect UT-Arlington to take advantage of what’s been a porous Utah Tech defense so far this season that’s 329th in field goal percentage on defense this season. On the other end, Utah Tech is 317th in field goal percentage, 314th in 3-point shooting and 333rd in free throw shooting. I just can’t get there with Utah Tech even at home here catching points, so give me the Mavericks in a nice bounce back performance after the frustrating showing against Tarleton.