UT Arlington Mavericks vs Utah Tech Trailblazers Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Arlington Mavericks vs Utah Tech Trailblazers

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Burns Arena in St. George, UT

TV: ESPN+

Burns Arena is where the Utah Tech Trailblazers (13-11) will attempt to beat the UT Arlington Mavericks (14-7) on Thursday.

The UT Arlington Mavericks faced California Baptist and took a loss by a final of 87-77 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 28 while California Baptist totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 6 of their 20 tries from downtown. California Baptist finished the game at 69.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 36 shots. On top of that, California Baptist totaled 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. California Baptist recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, UT Arlington allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the field on 28 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 17 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. UT Arlington wrapped up the game having earned a 36.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 71) and made 8 of 30 shots from distance.

Marcell McCreary is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 30.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He played 40 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 6 of 20 shooting.

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UT Arlington enters this one with a win-loss mark of 14-7 on the campaign. They have an average of 72.6 points per outing (269th in D-1) on 44.6% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 380) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, UT Arlington is grabbing 38.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 271 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 311th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Mavericks are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are conceding 25.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 25th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.2). The Mavericks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (477 of 1,151) and they relinquish 30.6 boards per contest as a team. They are 27th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 240 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Tech Trailblazers walked away with a victory by a final of 65-59 when they faced Tarleton State. The Trailblazers snagged 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. Tarleton State was called for 11 fouls for the game which got the Trailblazers to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to bury 3 of the free throws for a percentage of 37.5%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Utah Tech knocked down 12 of their 24 tries (50.0%). When the game finished, the Trailblazers finished the game shooting 25 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Trailblazers allowed Tarleton State to make 21 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4% for the game. They shot 13.0% from distance by shooting 3 out of 23 and ended up shooting 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Utah Tech allowed Tarleton State to pull down 38 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Noah Bolanga pitched in for the Trailblazers in this game. He accumulated 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in this contest. He converted 9 of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Utah Tech has a record of 13-11 so far this year. The Trailblazers have committed 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (144th in college) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. Utah Tech has totaled 1,839 points for the season (76.6 per contest) and they collect 34.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trailblazers are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is 81st in the nation.

The Trailblazers on the defensive side of the court are 175th in college in PPG allowed with 73.4. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (183rd in college). The Utah Tech defense gives up 29.1% on 3-pointers (137 of 471) and their opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 35.7 total rebounds per game, ranking them 90th and 254th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UT Arlington

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