Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Omaha Mavericks Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Omaha Mavericks

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Baxter Arena in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

Baxter Arena is where the Omaha Mavericks (0-3) will take on the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-2) on Saturday.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds faced off with Bethesda and took home the win by a score of 118-60 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Thunderbirds finished with 17 and Bethesda had 23 personal fouls. They also converted 3 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point land. Bethesda finished 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 21 attempts. On top of that, Bethesda had 19 rebounds (5 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bethesda doled out 5 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Southern Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 28.0% from the floor on 21 out of 75 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 62 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Thunderbirds made 24 of their 33 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Southern Utah finished the contest having earned a 56.8% FG percentage (42 of 74) and converted 10 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Lee is a player who was a contributor in the game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 15 mins played and collected 5 boards. He ended up scoring 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Southern Utah will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-2 so far this year. They average 84.7 points per game (131st in the nation) while shooting 45.0% from the field. The Thunderbirds are hitting 28.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (22 of 78) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Southern Utah is pulling in 46.3 boards per game and has totaled 53 assists on the year, which is 104th in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Thunderbirds have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are giving up 38.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 263rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (78.7). The Thunderbirds defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.9% (88 of 210) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 233rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 42 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Omaha Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-74 when they faced Colorado State. The Mavericks corralled 11 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 18 for the game. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Colorado State was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.3%. Concerning three-point shots, Omaha knocked down 13 out of their 36 tries (36.1%). When the game finished, the Mavericks finished 25 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. The Mavericks allowed Colorado State to convert 29 of 53 tries from the floor which had them at 54.7% in this contest. They finished shooting 37.9% from downtown by hitting 11 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 33 at the charity stripe (84.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Omaha permitted Colorado State to grab 39 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Tony Osburn was important for the Mavericks for the contest. He had 24 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in this contest. He buried 9 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Omaha has a win-loss mark of 0-3 on the year. The Mavericks have committed 21.3 fouls per game while shooting 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 10.0 times per contest (344th in college) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. Omaha has accounted for 222 points on the year (74.0 per contest) and they pull in 27.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mavericks are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks 207th in the country.

The Mavericks are ranked 319th in college in PPG surrendered with 85.0. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (269th in college hoops). The Omaha defense surrenders 32.9% on 3-pointers (27 of 82) and opponents are converting on 85.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.7 assists and 37.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 256th and 240th in college.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Omaha

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