Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: TNT

The Utah Tech Trailblazers (2-0) are traveling to McKale Memorial Center on Friday where they will compete against the Arizona Wildcats (1-0).

The Utah Tech Trailblazers played Bethesda and went home with a win by a final score of 110-65 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Trailblazers ended up with 21 and Bethesda totaled 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 26 shots from distance. Bethesda finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 21 attempts. On top of that, Bethesda snagged 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bethesda distributed 8 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Utah Tech allowed the other team to go 31.8% from the field on 21 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 57 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Trailblazers converted 24 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 77.4%. Utah Tech finished having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (39 of 77) and converted 8 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Ethan Potter is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He scored 23 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played 21 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. He went 61.5% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Utah Tech comes into this matchup with a record of 2-0 so far this year. They are averaging 95.5 points per outing (75th in Division 1) while hitting 48.0% from the floor. The Trailblazers are shooting 26.8% on shots from distance (15 of 56) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah Tech is pulling down 49.5 boards per game and has 28 assists on the season, which is 20th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Trailblazers have forced 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are 243rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 15 surrendered for the season. The Trailblazers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 35.3% (47 of 133) and they surrender 39.5 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 20.9% from beyond the arc while they are 202nd in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (72.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Arizona Wildcats got the win with a final of 93-87 when they played Florida. The Wildcats collected 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Florida was called for 23 fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 38 shots. They were able to knock down 31 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.6%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Arizona converted 2 of 5 attempts (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 30 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2%. The Wildcats permitted Florida to knock down 30 out of their 70 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.9% for this game. They went 25.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 27 and ended up going 20 of 30 from the charity stripe (66.7%). With respect to team rebounding, Arizona permitted Florida to pull down 36 overall (15 offensive).

Koa Peat was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He converted 11 of 18 for the game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and added 7 rebounds. He racked up 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in the matchup.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 1-0 this season. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 49.2% from the field, which is ranked 122nd in the nation. Arizona has scored 93 points on the campaign and they grab 41.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.0 times per contest (174th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 22.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 304th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 87.0. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (211th in college). The Arizona defense surrenders 25.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (7 of 27) and opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 15.0 assists and 39.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 264th and 261st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah Tech

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