Centrum Arena features an NCAAB clash between the host Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the visiting Oakland Grizzlies in college hoops action on Saturday.

The Thunderbirds currently sports a 11-17 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 1-3 ATS. The Grizzlies are 21-9 and 4-3-1 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Thunderbirds produce a 3-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Grizzlies have gone 4-0 against the number.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 309 (Thunderbirds) and the No. 101 (Grizzlies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 84-73 result in favor of the Grizzlies has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Grizzlies is ranked No. 21 in NCAA hoops at 39.1 per game. Contrast that with Southern Utah’s No. 243 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Southern Utah is the No. 346-ranked team in the country at 3.3 per game, while Oakland rates No. 22 at 8.3 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Oakland owns the country's No. 327-rated mark, allowing 79.8 points per game on the highway. Southern Utah, on the other hand, rates No. 217 in scoring at home.

Oakland was a 103-90 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against UMKC. They covered the 9–point spread as favorites. Oakland scored early and often on Thursday, sprinting to a lead and going past the 100-point plateau with a 103-90 win over UMKC.

Southern Utah won its last outing, an 84-66 result against IUPU Fort Wayne on February 24. They covered in that game as a 1-point underdog. The Thunderbirds grabbed an 84-66 win over the Mastodons on Thursday, behind an 18 -point effort from Kyle Davis at Centrum Arena.