Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Utah Tech Trailblazers Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Utah Tech Trailblazers

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Burns Arena in St. George, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Tech Trailblazers (7-7) will compete against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (4-9) at Burns Arena on Monday.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds played Northern Arizona and took a loss by a score of 65-57 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Thunderbirds finished with 18 and Northern Arizona accumulated 16 fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 12 attempts from distance. Northern Arizona ended up shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Northern Arizona totaled 32 boards (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Northern Arizona doled out 9 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Southern Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Thunderbirds knocked down 8 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Southern Utah ended the game having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 out of 53) and converted 5 of their 13 shots from distance.

Zach Bell is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He notched 12 points on 4 out of 7 shooting.

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Southern Utah heads into this one with a record of 4-9 on the season. They cough up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Southern Utah is collecting 37.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 194 assists for the season, which ranks 135th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Thunderbirds are shooting 31.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (97 of 311) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.7 points per contest (185th in college) on 45.6% from the field.

On defense, the Thunderbirds have forced 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 219th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 173 conceded so far this season. The Thunderbirds defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (393 of 834) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 327th in D-1 in PPG allowed (81.0).

In their last game, the Utah Tech Trailblazers took a loss by a score of 92-69 against Creighton. The Trailblazers recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 for this contest. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Creighton had 10 fouls in the matchup which took the Trailblazers to the free throw line for a total of 8 tries. They were able to bury 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 62.5%. In regard to 3-pointers, Utah Tech knocked down 6 of 18 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Trailblazers shot 29 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Trailblazers permitted Creighton to knock down 34 of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0% for this contest. They finished 39.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 out of 33 and ended up shooting 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). In regard to team rebounding, Utah Tech allowed Creighton to get 29 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Ethan Potter ended up being a factor for the Trailblazers for the contest. He converted 9 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 8 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Utah Tech has a record of 7-7 on the year. As an offense, the Trailblazers are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 109th in college. Utah Tech has accumulated 1,098 points on the year (78.4 per contest) and they average 35.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (223rd in the country) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. The Trailblazers are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Utah Tech defense allows 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (89 of 290) and their opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.1 dimes and 35.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 157th and 240th in the country. The Trailblazers defensively are ranked 198th in college in PPG allowed with 73.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (208th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah Tech

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