Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Centrum Arena Saturday as the Southern Utah Thunderbirds look to beat the odds vs the IUPUI Jaguars in NCAA hoops betting action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to side with the Southern Utah Thunderbirds to cover the point spread in this one found them as 6.5-point underdogs earlier in the day. Watch for line moves and updates at Sportsbook before gametime.
IUPUI Jaguars vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The IUPUI Jaguars will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Saturday; they are 4-5 ATS against the betting line this season, while the Southern Utah Thunderbirds are 4-3-1 ATS. IUPUI Jaguars are 4-4-1 on betting the total; Southern Utah Thunderbirds are 3-4-1.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 238 (Southern Utah) and the No. 237 (IUPUI) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Southern Utah's No. 85 nationally ranked offense (78 points per game) against a IUPUI Jaguars defense that sits as the No. 205 at 75.18 PPG. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds have been averaging 39.23% from the field, less than the Jaguars have managed so far this season (44.56% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Jaguars blew out Urbana on Monday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 109-67 win at Fairgrounds Colliseum.
Randy Onwuasor chucked in a team-high 31 points for Southern Utah on Saturday, but they still came up short in losing 75-62 at Titan Gym.
Next Betting Matchups
IUPUI at Northwestern, Tuesday, December 20th
Southern Utah at Seattle, Monday, December 19th