Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
65 – 72
FINAL Neutral Conference WAC
Utah Tech Trailblazers
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money SUU +170 / UTU -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual UTU +7 137 Lost
Massey UTU -0.3 (-6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.7 (-6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SUU -0.0 (-7.0) 139.7 (-2.7) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SUU -0.4 (-7.4) 139.1 (-2.1) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SUU -0.4 (-7.4) 138.8 (-1.8) 52% ✗
Baseline ML SUU -0.1 (-7.1) 138.8 (-1.8) 49% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 SUU 81 – 67 UTU
Jan 25, 2026 UTU 102 – 91 SUU
Dec 30, 2025 UTU 80 – 66 SUU
Feb 28, 2025 SUU 82 – 75 UTU
Feb 14, 2025 SUU 76 – 74 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU UTU
Overall 12-19 7-26
Conference 4-12 2-14
Home 8-7 5-8
Away 3-11 0-16
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 66.8 68.2
Avg Pts Against 75.3 76.9
Massey -9.0 (#310) -8.6 (#300)
Bradley-Terry -1.23 (#284) -2.24 (#336)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.52 (#281) -2.38 (#328)
RPI 0.436 (#304) 0.396 (#347)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU UTU
FG% 41.7% 42.5%
3PT% 30.7% 33.0%
REB / G 35.2 31.1
OREB / G 10.6 9.3
AST / TO 0.75 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 49.1%
TOV% 21.6% 18.6%
ORB% 30.4% 26.6%
FT Rate 26.2% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 17.2%
DRB% 67.5% 66.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 28.7%

Game Analysis

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