Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah betting: College basketball preview for February 15

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The Utah Valley Wolverines (17-7, 9-1 WAC) hit the road in WAC action against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (11-14, 3-8 WAC) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET. The Wolverines are favored by 8.5 points in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 143.5.

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Utah Valley Cover -8.5 vs Southern Utah -110

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Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah betting lines

  • Utah Valley moneyline odds to win: -403
  • Southern Utah moneyline odds to win: +314
  • Spread: Utah Valley (-8.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Utah Valley statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Utah Valley has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered eight times in eight opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered six times in 12 opportunities in road games.
  • When playing at home, the Wolverines go over the total 62.5% of the time (five of eight games). They’ve hit the over in 41.7% of games on the road (five of 12 contests).
  • At home, Utah Valley has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 7-0 (1.000). In road games, it is 2-1 (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Wolverines have been putting up 76.8 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little higher than the 76.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • The past 10 games have seen Utah Valley allow 0.2 fewer points per game (68.8) than its season-long average (69.0).
  • The Wolverines’ 6.0 made three-pointers per-game average in their past 10 games are less than the 6.2 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 34.7% compared to their season-long percentage of 33.5% from beyond the arc.

Utah Valley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-8-0 (Home: 8-0-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 5-1-0 (As Favorite: 9-3-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-10-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 4-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (77th in nation) 42.7 (120th) 35.4 (33rd) 29.7 (101st) 16.3 (41st) 11.5 (208th)

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Southern Utah statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This year, Southern Utah is 2-8-0 at home against the spread (.200 winning percentage). On the road, it is 6-5-0 ATS (.545).
  • Thunderbirds games have finished above the over/under more often at home (four times out of 10) than on the road (two of 11) this year.
  • The Thunderbirds, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (1-9) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Thunderbirds have played worse offensively over their past 10 games, averaging 64.2 points per contest, 7.4 fewer points their than season average of 71.6.
  • Over its previous 10 games, Southern Utah is giving up 72.7 points per contest, 0.5 fewer points than its season average (73.2).
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Thunderbirds are draining 5.2 threes per game, 1.1 fewer threes than their season average (6.3). They sport a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.1%) compared to their season average (32.7%).

Southern Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 2-8-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-15-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 2-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (242nd in nation) 43.7 (177th) 33.0 (132nd) 31.4 (196th) 12.4 (275th) 13.4 (334th)
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