Check out our free Tarleton State vs Utah Tech pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in St. George. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Tarleton State vs Utah Tech Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds
Texans vs Trailblazers Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Tarleton State Texans at Utah Tech Trailblazers
- Where: St. George at Burns Arena
- Date: Saturday, February 11th
- Betting Odds: Tarleton State +2.5, TARL +118 | DXST -146 O/U 141.5
Texans Preview:
Heading into today’s matchup vs Utah Tech, the Tarleton State Texans will be taking the floor for the 26th time this season and have an overall record of 13-12. So far, the Texans have played 13 games on the road, with a record of 3-10. For the season, Tarleton State has been the underdog in 14 games, sitting with a mark of 3-11. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Texans being +2.5 point underdogs.
Tarleton State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Lue Williams who is averaging 11.24 points per game for the Texans. Williams is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Texans’ offensive game plan is the play of Freddy Hicks who has hit 43.3% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 15.64 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Tarleton State this season, as they are currently ranked 392nd in college basketball at 64.6 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Texans’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 30.5%, placing them 447th in the NCAA.
Trailblazers Preview:
Heading into today’s matchup vs Tarleton State, the Utah Tech Trailblazers will be taking the floor for the 26th time this season and have an overall record of 11-14. So far this season, Utah Tech has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 9-3. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Trailblazers as the -2.5 point favorites. The Trailblazers have been favored 6 times, going 5-1 straight up.
Utah Tech’s leading scorer this season is Cameron Gooden, who is averaging 16.45 points per contest. So far, Gooden has accounted for 17.44% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 2.45 rebounds per game and 3.55 assists. Isaiah Pope is the second leading scorer for the Trailblazers, averaging 12.6 points per game. Between him and Pope, they are accounting for 34.1% of the team’s scoring.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Utah Tech this season, as they are currently ranked 163rd in college basketball at 72.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Trailblazers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.4%, placing them 391st in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Utah Tech Trailblazers -2.5
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Utah Tech Trailblazers to pick up the win and cover the spread as -2.5 point betting favorites. Although Utah Tech as a team is just 311th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Texans’ defense. In addition, the Trailblazers have made bettors money who have taken them to cover at home, as they are 6-3-1 (last 10). At -2.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Trailblazers to come out on top and cover.
