Tarleton State vs. Southern Utah betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Tarleton State Texans (9-13, 4-3 WAC) host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-12, 1-6 WAC) after winning six straight home games. The Texans are favored by 6.5 points in the contest, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 1, 2025. The over/under for the matchup is 130.5.

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Tarleton State Cover -6.5 vs Southern Utah -108

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Tarleton State vs. Southern Utah betting lines

  • Tarleton State moneyline odds to win: -257
  • Southern Utah moneyline odds to win: +207
  • Spread: Tarleton State (-6.5)
  • Total: 130.5

Tarleton State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Tarleton State has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in six opportunities at home, and it has covered five times in 11 opportunities on the road.
  • The Texans have gone over the over/under more consistently at home, hitting the over in three of six home matchups (50%). In away games, they have hit the over in four of 11 games (36.4%).

Recent trends

  • The Texans have seen an increase in scoring recently, racking up 68.4 points per game in their last 10 outings, 3.7 points more than the 64.7 they’ve scored this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen Tarleton State concede 3.4 fewer points per game (67.3) than its season-long average (70.7).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Texans are making 0.1 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (4.6 compared to 4.5 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (31.7% compared to 34.3% season-long).

Tarleton State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-13 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (233rd in nation) 44.6 (248th) 27.1 (353rd) 28.5 (49th) 10.6 (349th) 17.0 (364th)

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Southern Utah statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Southern Utah is 2-6-0 at home against the spread (.250 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-4-0 ATS (.556).
  • In terms of the over/under, Thunderbirds games have finished over two of eight times at home (25%), and one of nine away (11.1%).
  • The Thunderbirds, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-2) as on the road (0-8) this season.

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Thunderbirds are putting up 66.6 points per contest, 6.1 fewer points than their season average (72.7).
  • In its previous 10 games, Southern Utah is giving up 75.2 points per game, 1.8 more points than its season average (73.4).
  • The Thunderbirds are sinking 5.3 threes per game over their previous 10 games, which is 1.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.4). Additionally, they own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (29.4%) compared to their season average from three-point land (32.0%).

Southern Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-14-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 1-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (215th in nation) 42.7 (128th) 33.5 (117th) 32.6 (260th) 12.9 (251st) 13.2 (327th)
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