Utah vs. Sam Houston Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 15

The Utah Utes (3-0) host the Sam Houston Bearkats (1-1) at Jon M. Huntsman Center, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 15, 2025. The Utes are 12.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is 156.5.

Their last time out, Utah won on Monday 87-69 over Holy Cross. Terrence Brown scored a team-best 21 points for Utah in the victory. Sam Houston's most recent contest on Friday ended in a 98-77 loss to Texas Tech. Sam Houston got a team-high 17 points from Justin Begg in the loss.

Utah vs. Sam Houston Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Spread favorite: Utah -12.5
• Moneyline favorite: Utah -1053
• Moneyline underdog: Sam Houston +660
• Over/Under: 156.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Utah vs. Sam Houston

• Last season, Utah's games finished over 156.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total, 11 (out of 33) times.
• Sam Houston played nine games last year (31% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 156.5 points.
• These two teams averaged a combined 150.8 points per game a season ago, 5.7 fewer points than the over/under of 156.5 set for this matchup.
• The Utes and the Bearkats saw their opponents average a combined 7.9 fewer points per game last season than the point total of 156.5 set in this game.
• The average point total for Utah's games last year was 8.3 fewer points than the total of 156.5 in this matchup.
• Sam Houston's games in 2024 averaged an over/under of 151.4 points, 5.1 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Utah vs. Sam Houston

• Utah won 15 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 18 times.
• The Utes covered the spread five times last season (5-3 ATS) when playing as at least 12.5-point favorites.
• Sam Houston compiled a 9-20-0 record against the spread last year.
• The Bearkats were an underdog by 12.5 points or more last season three times and failed to cover in all three games.
• Utah was 15-4 overall, and 12-7 against the spread, at home last season.
• Utah was 5-3 ATS as a 12.5-point favorite or greater at home last season.
• Sam Houston was 3-13 overall, and 6-10 against the spread, in away games last season.

Betting the Moneyline: Utah vs. Sam Houston

• Utah finished with a 13-4 record in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 76.5% of those games).
• The Utes won all eight games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1053 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, Utah has an implied win probability of 91.3%.
• Sam Houston was an underdog 15 times last season and won once.
• Last season, the Bearkats were at least a +660 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by Sam Houston, based on the moneyline, is 13.2%.