Utah Valley vs. Tarleton State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The Utah Valley Wolverines (11-3, 1-0 WAC) visit the Tarleton State Texans (10-4, 1-0 WAC) at EECU Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The Wolverines are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 149.5 points.

Utah Valley is coming off of a 73-66 win over Cal Baptist in its last outing on Monday. In Utah Valley's win, Jackson Holcombe led the way with a team-high 25 points (adding three rebounds and five assists). Tarleton State is coming off of a 69-63 win over UT Arlington in its last outing on Monday. Camron McDowell's team-high 23 points paced Tarleton State in the victory.

Utah Valley vs. Tarleton State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: EECU Center in Stephenville, Texas
• Spread favorite: Utah Valley -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Utah Valley -179
• Moneyline underdog: Tarleton State +150
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

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

• This season, Utah Valley and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 149.5 points four times.
• This season, six games Tarleton State has played finished with a combined score higher than 149.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 162.8 points per game, 13.3 points more than the over/under of 149.5 for this matchup.
• The 134.4 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 15.1 less than the 149.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Utah Valley's games is 2.4 fewer points than the over/under of 149.5 in this contest.
• Tarleton State's games have an average over/under of 150.1 points this season, 0.6 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Utah Valley vs. Tarleton State

• Against the spread, Utah Valley is 6-5-0 this season.
• The Wolverines have an against the spread record of 3-3 in their six games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more so far this season.
• In Tarleton State's 10 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Texans have been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more five times and are 4-1 ATS in those matchups.
• Tarleton State is 3-0 against the spread, and 3-0 overall, at home this season.
• Tarleton State is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as a 3.5-point underdog or more at home.
• Utah Valley is 1-3 overall, with only one win against the spread, on the road.
• On the road, Utah Valley is winless ATS (0-1) as 3.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Utah Valley vs. Tarleton State

• Utah Valley has entered the game as moneyline favorites nine times this season and won eight of those games.
• The Wolverines have a record of 5-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -179 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.2% chance of a victory for Utah Valley.
• Tarleton State has been victorious in two of the six contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Texans have come away with a win one times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tarleton State has a 40% chance of walking away with the win.