Southern Utah vs Northern Colorado 1/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Northern Colorado Bears (7-7) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-4)
January 1, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Southern Utah Thunderbirds -6.5 / Northern Colorado Bears +6.5; Over/Under: -145.5
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The Northern Colorado Bears and Southern Utah Thunderbirds meet Saturday in college basketball action at the America First Events Center. The Northern Colorado Bears look to get a game above a .500 record. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds look to stay hot after winning eight of their last nine games.
The Northern Colorado Bears are averaging 74.5 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 74.1 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Daylen Kountz is averaging 18.8 points and 2.5 assists, while Matt Johnson II is averaging 12.7 points and 3.3 rebounds. Bodie Hume is the third double-digit scorer and Kur Jongkuch is grabbing 9.2 rebounds. The Northern Colorado Bears are shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc and 69.9 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Colorado Bears are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are averaging 78.2 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.2 points on 41.3 percent shooting. John Knight III is averaging 15.5 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Tevian Jones is averaging 13.5 points and 0.8 assists. Dre Marin is the third double-digit scorer and Maizen Fausett is dishing 1.2 assists. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are allowing 29.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game.
The Bears are 34-16-1 ATS in their last 51 road games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Thunderbirds are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Bears last 7 overall. The under is 4-0 in Thunderbirds last 4 overall. The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds haven’t had much success against the spread this season, but they’re comfortably the better team here, and they have a clear edge defensively. Also, the Northern Colorado Bears lose by an average of 12.5 points in the underdog role, and they lose on the road by an average of 10.7 points. We’re not being asked to lay a ton here. Give me Southern Utah.
