Towson Tigers vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Towson Tigers vs Utah Utes

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Towson (+10.5)

The Towson Tigers (19-15 last year) are on their way to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Utes (10-22 last season). Towson opens as 10.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total is 140.5.

The Towson Tigers played Santa Clara and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-70 in their last game. Towson wrapped up the game having earned a 36.5% FG percentage (23 out of 63) and converted 7 out of their 25 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers made 17 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 60.7%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Towson allowed 45.2% from the floor on 28 of 62 shooting. Santa Clara distributed 21 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Additionally, Santa Clara pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Santa Clara finished the game shooting 86.4% at the free throw line by making 19 of their 22 shots. They also made 14 of their 33 attempts from long range. Regarding fouls, the Tigers finished with 21 while Santa Clara recorded 23 fouls.

Jaquan Womack is one guy who played a role for the contest. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played for 29 minutes and collected 12 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Towson will enter this contest after finishing with a record of 19-15 last season. They turned it over 10.3 times per game and as a team committed 15.7 fouls per game. As a group, Towson collected 39.2 rebounds per contest and sat with 346 assists last season, which had them ranked 352nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers shot 30.3% on shots from downtown (217 of 715) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 69.2 pts per game (326th in the country) while going 42.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Tigers were able to force 10.0 turnovers every game while drawing 14.7 personal fouls. They conceded 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they ranked 17th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.1). The Tigers gave up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (808 of 1,947) and they relinquished 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They were 35th in the nation in giving up assists with 376 relinquished over the course of last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Utes walked away with a victory by a final of 66-63 when they played Long Beach State. Concerning team rebounding, Utah permitted Long Beach State to grab 23 in all (4 offensive). They finished shooting 40.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 25 and finished the game at 11 of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). The Utes permitted Long Beach State to convert 21 of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Utes finished the game shooting 26 for 51 from the field which had them at 51.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Utah converted 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to make 9 of them for a percentage of 47.4%. Long Beach State had 16 fouls in the game which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Utes recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup.

Trey Campbell ended up being a factor for the Utes in the game. He buried 7 out of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 8 assists for the contest.

Utah had a win-loss record of 10-22 last season. As an offensive team, the Utes shot 45.4% from the field, which ranked 170th in the nation. Utah totaled 2,379 points throughout last year (74.3 per game) and they grabbed 33.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.7 times per game (192nd in college) and they gave up possession 11.4 times per contest. The Utes were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they went 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Utes on defense were ranked 316th in college in PPG given up with 79.1. They forced their opponents into 9.1 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 48.0% from the field (345th in Division 1). The Utah defense surrendered 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (232 of 661) and their opponents made 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 8.7 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 15th and 226th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Towson (+10.5)

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