Idaho State vs Southern Utah 3/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (18-10) vs. Idaho State Bengals (7-21)
March 3, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Idaho State Bengals +7.5 / Southern Utah Thunderbirds -7.5; Over/Under: +141
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The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the Idaho State Bengals meet in college basketball action from the Reed Gym on Thursday night.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds will look to rebound from a 69-53 loss to Montana State last time out. Tevian Jones leads the Thunderbirds in scoring with 14.6 PPG with 4.7 RPG while John Knight III has 14.3 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Thunderbirds in assists this season. Dre Marin has 10.5 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 2.4 APG this season while Maizen Fausett has 12.6 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Southern Utah up to this point in the season. As a team, Southern Utah is averaging 78.8 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 71.3% from the foul line while allowing 72.8 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.
The Idaho State Bengals will attempt to bounce back from a 73-69 OT loss to Portland State in their last game. Tarik Cool leads the Bengals in scoring with 12 PPG and 2.9 APG while Robert Ford III has 10.9 PPG with 4.6 RPG this season. Malik Porter also has 4.4 RPG for the Bengals this season. As a team, Idaho State is averaging 64.6 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field, 31.4% from three and 68.4% from the foul line while allowing 71.5 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three this season.
Southern Utah is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite and 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games overall while the over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Idaho State is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 games following a loss.
I get why Southern Utah’s favored on the road as they’re always going to get the benefit of the doubt over an Idaho State team with a poor W-L record. However, the Bengals keep finding ways to cover games left and right and pick up the occasional win as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if Idaho State got another backdoor cover here, so give me the Bengals and the points in this one.
