Utah Tech Trailblazers vs UT Arlington Mavericks Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs UT Arlington Mavericks

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ESPN+

College Park Center is the site where the UT Arlington Mavericks (14-11) will try to beat the Utah Tech Trailblazers (16-11) on Thursday.

The Utah Tech Trailblazers faced off with California Baptist and went home with a win by a final score of 70-65 in their last contest. Utah Tech walked away from the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 of 58) and buried 9 of their 19 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trailblazers made 11 of 17 tries for a rate of 64.7%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 assists for the game as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When discussing defense, Utah Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 28.6% from the floor on 20 of 70 shooting. California Baptist doled out 8 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In addition, California Baptist snagged 47 boards (20 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. California Baptist went 59.1% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 22 attempts. They converted 12 of 35 shots from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Trailblazers walked away with 17 and California Baptist racked up 16 personal fouls.

Noah Bolanga is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He scored 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Utah Tech will play this game with a record of 16-11 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah Tech is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per contest and has 392 dimes for the campaign, which is 117th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Trailblazers are hitting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 609) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They average 76.9 points per outing (157th in college hoops) while going 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Trailblazers are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.9 fouls. They surrender 29.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 178th in the country in PPG allowed (73.6). The Trailblazers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (716 of 1,644) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 128th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 335 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the UT Arlington Mavericks took a defeat with a final score of 78-73 when they faced Southern Utah. Regarding cleaning the glass, UT Arlington permitted Southern Utah to pull down 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). The Mavericks allowed Southern Utah to make 28 of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Mavericks finished shooting 24 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. In relation to shots from distance, UT Arlington made 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 69.0%. Southern Utah was called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Mavericks were able to pull down 15 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game.

Marcell McCreary ended up having an impact for the Mavericks for the game. He accumulated 16 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 7 of 14 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

UT Arlington has a win-loss record of 14-11 on the campaign. The Mavericks are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per game (278th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest. UT Arlington has 1,804 points for the campaign (72.2 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mavericks are shooting 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 191st in Division 1.

The UT Arlington defense concedes 27.7% on shots from distance (116 of 419) and their opponents are converting on 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.8 dimes and 31.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 59th and 30th in the country. The Mavericks are ranked 48th in college in points given up per game with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (92nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah Tech

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