Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Utah Valley Wolverines Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Utah Valley Wolverines

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: UCCU Center in Orem, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Tech Trailblazers (9-7) are headed to UCCU Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Valley Wolverines (12-4).

The Utah Tech Trailblazers played Abilene Christian and notched a win by a score of 79-64 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Trailblazers ended up with 14 and Abilene Christian racked up 13 personal fouls. They converted 3 of their 17 shots from distance. Abilene Christian finished the contest at 68.4% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Abilene Christian collected 22 boards (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Abilene Christian recorded 12 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Utah Tech let their opponent shoot 48.0% from the floor on 24 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Trailblazers converted 11 of 12 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. Utah Tech ended the contest with a 56.0% FG percentage (28 out of 50) and buried 12 out of their 27 3-point shots.

Chance Trujillo is one player who was a major factor in this game. He went 58.3% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Utah Tech heads into this matchup with a record of 9-7 so far this season. They are averaging 78.6 points per contest (146th in the nation) while connecting on 47.5% from the floor. The Trailblazers are shooting 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 394) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah Tech is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 229 assists this season, which is 163rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Trailblazers are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They rank 161st in college in giving up assists with 201 conceded so far this season. The Trailblazers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (418 of 950) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 29.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 168th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.8).

The last time they took the court, the Utah Valley Wolverines walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-68 against Abilene Christian. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Utah Valley allowed Abilene Christian to pull down 25 in all (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 13 at the charity stripe (92.3%). The Wolverines permitted Abilene Christian to convert 34 of 63 attempts from the field which had them at 54.0% for the game. Overall, the Wolverines finished shooting 24 out of 47 from the floor which had them shooting 51.1%. Concerning three-point shots, Utah Valley converted 8 out of their 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Abilene Christian earned 17 fouls for this contest which got the Wolverines to the free throw line for 16 shots. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Wolverines corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for the game.

Tyler Hendricks was important for the Wolverines for this contest. He tallied 15 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 6 out of 10 for the contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Utah Valley has a win-loss record of 12-4 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Wolverines are shooting 52.2% from the floor, which ranks 9th in college. Utah Valley has totaled 1,321 pts so far this year (82.6 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.0 times per game (8th in the nation) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per contest. The Wolverines are committing 17.6 fouls every game and they go 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Wolverines are ranked 38th in the nation in points given up per game with 66.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (38th in college). The Utah Valley defense surrenders 29.0% on shots from distance (96 of 331) and their opponents are making 74.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.7 dimes and 30.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 55th and 22nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah Tech

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