California Baptist Lancers vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: America First Events Center in Cedar City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-16) will take on the California Baptist Lancers (18-6) at America First Events Center on Thursday.

The California Baptist Lancers played Abilene Christian and walked away with a win by a score of 65-63 in their last contest. California Baptist ended the game with a 34.0% FG percentage (17 out of 50) and buried 7 out of their 14 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lancers converted 24 of their 34 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 35 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing the defense, California Baptist allowed their opponent to shoot 35.6% from the field on 21 of 59 shooting. Abilene Christian dished out 7 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, Abilene Christian totaled 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Abilene Christian finished the game at 69.2% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 26 attempts. They also made 3 of their 19 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Lancers ended up with 23 while Abilene Christian had 28 personal fouls.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is a player who was important in this game. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field and dished out 5 dimes. He played 31 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He left the arena with 21 points on 4 out of 12 shooting.

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California Baptist enters this one with a record of 18-6 for the season. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, California Baptist is collecting 40.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 249 dimes on the season, which is 356th in the country in terms of passing. The Lancers are hitting 31.6% on 3-pointers (139 of 440) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.8 points per game (264th in D-1) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lancers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 258 relinquished for the campaign. The Lancers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (572 of 1,372) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 29.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 63rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (68.8).

When they last played, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds took a loss by a final score of 62-59 when they played Tarleton State. The Thunderbirds corralled 22 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. Tarleton State committed 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Thunderbirds to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.5%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Southern Utah converted 8 out of their 23 attempts (34.8%). Overall, the Thunderbirds walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 36.1%. The Thunderbirds allowed Tarleton State to convert 25 out of their 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.6% for the contest. They shot 36.4% from 3-point land by going 4 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Southern Utah permitted Tarleton State to snag 30 in total (7 offensive).

Elijah Duval ended up being a major contributor for the Thunderbirds for the contest. He had 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 35.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Southern Utah has a win-loss record of 8-16 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunderbirds are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 170th in the country. Southern Utah has totaled 1,834 pts for the season (76.4 per contest) and they average 36.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (177th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Thunderbirds are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls every game and they hit 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Thunderbirds are ranked 324th in the country in points allowed per game with 79.7. They are able to force 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (284th in college hoops). The Southern Utah defense gives up 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (173 of 471) and their opponents are knocking down 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.9 assists and 37.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 217th and 319th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take California Baptist

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