UC Riverside Highlanders vs Utah Tech Trailblazers Prediction, 11/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs Utah Tech Trailblazers

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Location: Burns Arena in St. George, UT

TV: ESPN+

Burns Arena is the location where the Utah Tech Trailblazers (4-5) will attempt to defeat the UC Riverside Highlanders (4-3) on Saturday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders faced Grambling and took home the win by a score of 83-74 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Highlanders ended up finishing with 20 and Grambling recorded 25 fouls. They also made 5 of their 17 tries from downtown. Grambling ended up going 69.7% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 33 attempts. In addition, Grambling had 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Grambling recorded 12 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In reference to defense, UC Riverside allowed 43.4% from the field on 23 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Highlanders made 24 of 31 tries for a percentage of 77.4%. UC Riverside ended the contest with a 55.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 47) and converted 7 out of their 16 3-point attempts.

Andrew Henderson is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished 70.6% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played for 37 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He notched 34 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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UC Riverside comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 4-3 so far this season. They turn it over 15.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, UC Riverside is pulling down 36.1 boards per game and has racked up 95 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 214th in the nation in terms of passing. The Highlanders are shooting 36.5% on 3-pointers (57 of 156) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.9 points per outing (225th in the nation) while going 47.4% from the field.

On defense, the Highlanders are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 139th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 77 surrendered on the season. The Highlanders defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (189 of 432) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 28.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 153rd in college in points per game allowed (71.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Tech Trailblazers took a defeat with a final score of 68-63 against Portland State. The Trailblazers recorded 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. Portland State was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Trailblazers to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a clip of 80.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Utah Tech buried 5 of their 21 attempts (23.8%). When the game finished, the Trailblazers finished the game shooting 25 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. The Trailblazers permitted Portland State to bury 23 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7% for the game. They wrapped up this game 26.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 19 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). In regard to attacking the glass, Utah Tech permitted Portland State to pull down 44 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Ethan Potter ended up having an impact for the Trailblazers for this contest. He made 9 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and added 5 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Utah Tech has a win-loss mark of 4-5 for the campaign. The Trailblazers commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.4 times per contest (281st in D-1) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Utah Tech has totaled 701 pts this season (77.9 per contest) and they snag 37.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Trailblazers are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which is 205th in college.

The Utah Tech defense allows 27.8% on shots from 3-point land (47 of 169) and their opponents are converting on 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.7 dimes and 38.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 95th and 313th in the nation. The Trailblazers defensively are ranked 173rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.9. They have forced 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (153rd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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