Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Abilene Christian Wildcats Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Abilene Christian Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Moody Coliseum in Abilene, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (7-14) are on their way to Moody Coliseum on Saturday where they will compete against the Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-9).

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds faced Utah Tech and ended up losing by a score of 102-91 in their last game. Southern Utah ended the contest with a 53.4% FG percentage (31 out of 58) and converted 5 of their 14 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Thunderbirds converted 24 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 dimes for this game as well as forcing 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of defending, Southern Utah allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the floor on 39 out of 72 shooting. Utah Tech totaled 25 assists and had 6 steals for the game. On top of that, Utah Tech pulled down 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Utah Tech ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 20 attempts. They buried 9 out of their 21 shots from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Thunderbirds ended up finishing with 16 while Utah Tech finished the game with 22 fouls.

Jaiden Feroah is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He went 81.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also snagged 12 rebounds. He racked up 35 points on 13 out of 16 shooting.

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Southern Utah heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-14 so far this year. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Southern Utah is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has 305 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 161st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Thunderbirds are shooting 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (164 of 486) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.9 points per game (147th in college hoops) while going 45.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Thunderbirds are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 251st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 297 conceded on the year. The Thunderbirds defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.8% (627 of 1,370) and they relinquish 37.3 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 36.9% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 334th in college in points per game allowed (80.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Abilene Christian Wildcats took a loss by a score of 74-52 when they played Southern Utah. In regard to rebounding, Abilene Christian allowed Southern Utah to get 38 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.4% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Wildcats permitted Southern Utah to convert 28 out of 58 attempts from the floor which had them at 48.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 15 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 23.8%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Abilene Christian converted 3 of 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. Southern Utah committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 25 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. The Wildcats pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game.

Bradyn Hubbard ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this game. He converted 5 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 28 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Abilene Christian has a record of 10-9 on the campaign. The Wildcats commit 20.2 fouls every game and they connect on 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (205th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. Abilene Christian has scored 1,357 points so far this year (71.4 per game) and they grab 32.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 44.4% from the floor, which is 242nd in the country.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 129th in the nation in PPG given up with 71.7. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (327th in D-1). The Abilene Christian defense allows 36.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (117 of 318) and opponents are converting on 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.7 dimes and 30.5 boards per game, ranking them 55th and 18th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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