Dixie State vs Stephen F. Austin 1/12/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (12-5) vs. Dixie State Trailblazers (9-7)
January 12, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Dixie State Trailblazers +1.5 / Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks -1.5; Over/Under: +143
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The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and the Utah Tech Trailblazers meet in college basketball action from the Burns Arena on Thursday night.
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks will try to build on their current six-game win streak after a 73-68 win over Grand Canyon last time out. Sadairdrene Hall leads the Lumberjacks in scoring and rebounding with 13.5 PPG along with 6.4 RPG while Latrell Jossell has 12.1 PPG and Nigel Hawkins has 10.8 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stephen F. Austin up to this point in the season. AJ Cajuste has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Lumberjacks in the assist department this season. As a team, Stephen F. Austin is averaging 77 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 38.2% from three and 73% from the foul line this season.
The Utah Tech Trailblazers will look to rebound form back-to-back losses after a 72-58 loss to Cal Baptist last time out. Cameron Gooden has 15.6 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Trailblazers in the assist department this season. Isaiah Pope has 12.5 PPG and Tanner Christensen has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Utah Tech so far this season with Christensen logging a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Trailblazers on the glass so far this season. As a team, Utah Tech is averaging 75.9 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 69.3% from the foul line this season.
Stephen F. Austin is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 road games while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 road games. Utah Tech is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games overall while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games following an ATS loss.
I get the case to be made for Utah Tech at home as the Trailblazers have been solid on their own floor. However, Stephen F. Austin’s been really good on the road all things considered and I’d argue they are the better team in this spot. Not a game I’m running to the window to bet, but the Lumberjacks are the more reliable and trustworthy team for me to back so I’ll side with the Lumberjacks here.
