Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 5

The Utah Valley Wolverines (22-7, 12-4 WAC) visit the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (10-19, 6-10 WAC) at America First Event Center, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The Thunderbirds are 9.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 151.5 points.

Utah Valley enters this game after a 74-67 win against Abilene Christian on Saturday. Trevan Leonhardt scored a team-best 16 points for Utah Valley in the win. Southern Utah enters this contest on the heels of an 81-67 victory against Utah Tech on Saturday. Tanner Hayhurst scored a team-best 25 points for Southern Utah in the win.

Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah
• Spread favorite: Utah Valley -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Utah Valley -446
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Utah +340
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah

• Utah Valley and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under (151.5 points) 10 times this season.
• In Southern Utah's 26 games this season, 13 finished with more combined points than Thursday's point total of 151.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.5 points per game, 5.0 points more than the total of 151.5 for this game.
• These two teams give up a combined 146.3 points per game, 5.2 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Utah Valley's games is 4.5 fewer points than the over/under of 151.5 in this matchup.
• A difference of 4.3 points separates the average over/under in Southern Utah's games (155.8 points) and this contest's over/under (151.5).

Betting the Spread: Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah

• Utah Valley has 13 wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
• The Wolverines have been favored by 9.5 points or more 10 times this season and are 4-6 ATS in those contests.
• Southern Utah has 15 wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
• The Thunderbirds are 6-3 ATS when underdogs by 9.5 points or more this season.
• Southern Utah is 4-4 against the spread, and 4-4 overall, at home this season.
• Utah Valley is 4-7 overall, and 4-7 against the spread, away from home.
• Utah Valley is winless ATS (0-1) as 9.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah

• This season, Utah Valley has won 19 out of the 23 games, or 82.6%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Wolverines have a record of 9-1, a 90% win rate, when favored by -446 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Utah Valley has a 81.7% chance to win.
• Southern Utah has been a moneyline underdog in 25 games this season and has come away with the win six times (24%) in those contests.
• This season, the Thunderbirds have been victorious one time in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +340 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Southern Utah has a 22.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.