Utah Tech vs. Tarleton State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Utah Tech Trailblazers (9-10, 2-3 WAC) host the Tarleton State Texans (11-7, 2-3 WAC) at Burns Arena, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Trailblazers are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 153.5 points.

Utah Tech lost its last outing 56-52 against UT Arlington on Thursday. Tanner Davis recorded 16 points, five rebounds and two assists for Utah Tech. Tarleton State's most recent outing on Thursday ended in a 106-105 loss to Southern Utah in overtime. Dior Johnson scored a team-best 40 points for Tarleton State in the loss.

Utah Tech vs. Tarleton State Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Burns Arena in Saint George, Utah
• Spread favorite: Utah Tech -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Utah Tech -116
• Moneyline underdog: Tarleton State -104
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Utah Tech vs. Tarleton State

• This season, Utah Tech and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 153.5 points nine times.
• This season, nine games Tarleton State has played finished with a combined score higher than 153.5 points.
• The over/under for the game of 153.5 is 4.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Trailblazers (76.7 points per game) and the Texans (81.6 points per game).
• This game's over/under is 5.5 fewer points than the 148 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for Utah Tech's games is 150.2 points, 3.3 fewer than the over/under of 153.5 set for this contest.
• Tarleton State's games have an average over/under of 156.1 points this season, 2.6 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Utah Tech vs. Tarleton State

• Utah Tech is 8-8-0 against the spread this year.
• The Trailblazers have been favored by 1.5 points or more five times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Tarleton State has played 14 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• This year, the Texans have an ATS record of 5-2 in their seven games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• Utah Tech has covered the spread twice at home, and is 2-2 overall there, this season.
• At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or greater, Utah Tech has two wins ATS (2-1).
• Tarleton State is 6-2 against the spread, and 3-5 overall, on the road.
• Tarleton State has one win ATS (1-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Utah Tech vs. Tarleton State

• Utah Tech has won three of the five games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• This season, the Trailblazers have won three of their five games when favored by at least -116 on the moneyline.
• Utah Tech has a 53.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Tarleton State has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win two times (28.6%) in those contests.
• This season, the Texans have been victorious two times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least -104 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tarleton State has a 51% chance of walking away with the win.