Southern Utah vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 8

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0-1) host the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0-1) at America First Event Center, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Vaqueros are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under is 159.5 for the matchup.

In its most recent game on Tuesday, Southern Utah suffered an 81-64 loss to Arizona State. Elijah Duval's team-high 17 points paced Southern Utah in the loss. UT Rio Grande Valley dropped its last matchup 96-81 against Baylor on Monday. Marvin McGhee III scored 16 points in UT Rio Grande Valley's loss, leading the team.

Southern Utah vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah
• Spread favorite: Southern Utah -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern Utah -130
• Moneyline underdog: UT Rio Grande Valley +110
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Southern Utah vs. UT Rio Grande Valley

• Out of 28 games last year, Southern Utah played one with over 159.5 points scored, its current matchup's total.
• Nine of UT Rio Grande Valley's 27 games last season went over 159.5 total points scored.
• The Thunderbirds and the Vaqueros combined to average 13.0 fewer points per game a season ago than the total of 159.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of these teams averaged a combined 147.7 points per game last season, 11.8 fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• The average point total for Southern Utah's games last year was 16.0 fewer points than the over/under of 159.5 in this matchup.
• The average point total for UT Rio Grande Valley in 2024 was 8.8 points lower than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Southern Utah vs. UT Rio Grande Valley

• Southern Utah went 11-17-0 ATS last season.
• The Thunderbirds covered the spread four times last season (4-5 ATS) when playing as at least 1.5-point favorites.
• UT Rio Grande Valley won 13 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 14 times.
• The Vaqueros had an ATS record of 7-5 when playing as at least 1.5-point underdogs last season.
• Southern Utah was 3-9 against the spread, and 5-7 overall, at home last year.
• At home last year, Southern Utah had two wins ATS (2-5) as a 1.5-point favorite or greater.
• UT Rio Grande Valley was 6-7 against the spread, and 2-11 overall, away from home last season.
• UT Rio Grande Valley had one win ATS (1-2) on the road as a 1.5-point underdog or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern Utah vs. UT Rio Grande Valley

• Southern Utah was the moneyline favorite nine total times last season. It finished 7-2 in those games.
• The Thunderbirds had a 6-2 record last year (winning 75% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -130 or shorter.
• Southern Utah has a 56.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Last season, UT Rio Grande Valley was the underdog 13 times and won three, or 23.1%, of those games.
• Last season, the Vaqueros won three of their 11 games, or 27.3%, when they were an underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of a victory for UT Rio Grande Valley.