Dixie State vs Utah Valley 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Utah Valley Wolverines and Dixie State Trailblazers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Burns Arena. The Utah Valley Wolverines look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Dixie State Trailblazers need a win after losing four of their last five games.

The Utah Valley Wolverines are averaging 73.1 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 65.6 points on 39.8 percent shooting. Fardaws Aimaq is averaging 19.2 points and 1.9 assists, while Connor Harding is averaging 11.2 points and 4.5 rebounds. Justin Harmon is the third double-digit scorer and Le’Tre Darthard is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Utah Valley Wolverines are shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Valley Wolverines are allowing 28.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game.

The Dixie State Trailblazers are averaging 74 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 74.1 points on 44 percent shooting. Hunter Schofield is averaging 14.3 points and 1 assist, while Cameron Gooden is averaging 12.2 points and 4 rebounds. Dancell Leter is the third double-digit scorer and Frank Staine is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Dixie State Trailblazers are shooting 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The Dixie State Trailblazers are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.

The Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Trailblazers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 6-2-1 in Wolverines last 9 Saturday games. The under is 5-1 in Trailblazers last 6 overall.

The Utah Valley Wolverines are the better team and should be favored, and it doesn’t help the Dixie State Trailblazers are playing brutal ball at the moment. However, let’s not act like Utah Valley is a world beater. Also, Dixie State is 6-3 against the spread at home, where it also wins by an average of 13 points while allowing 39.4 percent shooting from the field. I’ll take a shot with the free buckets.