Utah Valley Wolverines vs Utah Tech Trailblazers Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Valley Wolverines vs Utah Tech Trailblazers

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Burns Arena in St. George, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Valley Wolverines (22-7) are on their way to Burns Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Tech Trailblazers (18-13).

The Utah Valley Wolverines faced Abilene Christian and earned the victory with a final of 74-67 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 22 and Abilene Christian finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 18 tries from 3-point range. Abilene Christian walked away from this one shooting 82.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 29 shots. On top of that, Abilene Christian grabbed 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Abilene Christian earned 14 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. With regard to the defense, Utah Valley allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the field on 18 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolverines made 15 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Utah Valley wrapped up the game with a 56.5% FG percentage (26 of 46) and converted 7 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Trevan Leonhardt is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He totaled 16 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He played 36 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the floor and also distributed 7 dimes.

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Utah Valley will play this game with a win-loss record of 22-7 so far this year. They are averaging 80.1 pts per game (86th in the country) while shooting 50.4% from the field. The Wolverines are connecting on 33.5% from downtown (191 of 570) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah Valley is pulling in 37.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 545 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 14th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Wolverines have forced 15.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.6% on three-point shots and they rank 29th in the nation in PPG allowed (67.0). The Wolverines defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (660 of 1,626) and they relinquish 31.3 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 53rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 353 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Utah Tech Trailblazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-67 when they faced Southern Utah. With respect to team rebounding, Utah Tech permitted Southern Utah to get 38 in all (14 on the offensive side). They shot 29.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 16 out of 23 at the charity stripe (69.6%). The Trailblazers allowed Southern Utah to make 29 of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5% for this game. When all was said and done, the Trailblazers finished 24 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4%. When talking about shooting from distance, Utah Tech converted 9 out of their 18 attempts (50.0%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Southern Utah earned 9 fouls in the game which got the Trailblazers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Trailblazers were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the matchup.

Jusaun Holt ended up having an impact for the Trailblazers in this game. He buried 10 out of 18 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and earned 3 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 38 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Utah Tech has a mark of 18-13 this season. As an offensive team, the Trailblazers are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 68th in college. Utah Tech has 2,359 points on the season (76.1 per game) and they grab 34.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per contest (149th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Trailblazers commit 16.0 fouls per game and they connect on 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Utah Tech defense surrenders 29.0% on three-point shots (185 of 639) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.6 assists and 35.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 111th and 279th in the nation. The Trailblazers on defense are ranked 178th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (154th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah Valley

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