Sacramento State vs Southern Utah 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds will travel to The Nest to take on the Sacramento State Hornets this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds had their 4-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 15-7 on the season after being defeated by the Montana Grizzlies, 78-67, this past Monday. Southern Utah struggled on the offensive end against Montana and could not fight back after the Grizzlies took a 58-48 lead with 6:24 left in regulation. Southern Utah shot just 38.9% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Montana to shoot 44.6% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Thunderbirds was Tevian Jones who had 23 points, 4 rebounds, & 1 assist.

On the season, Southern Utah is averaging 79.2 ppg on 45.3% shooting from the field. The Thunderbirds are averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game on 33.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Southern Utah has been led by Tevian Jones (16.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg), John Knight III (14.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.0 spg), Maizen Fausett (12.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.0 apg), & Dre Mann (11.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Southern Utah is allowing their opponents to average 73.4 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Thunderbirds have a rebound margin of 5.5 and a turnover margin of -0.9.

The Sacramento State Hornets lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 6-14 on the season after being defeated by the Northern Colorado Bears, 79-61, this past Thursday. Sacramento State trailed by a 38-32 margin at halftime and could not fight back after the Bears took a 67-50 lead with 9:08 left in regulation. Sacramento State shot 40.0% from the field & 21.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Northern Colorado to shoot 51.6% from the field & 30.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hornets was Bryce Fowler who had 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Sacramento State is averaging 70.2 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Hornets are averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game on 35.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Sacramento State has been led by Bryce Fowler (16.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.8 spg), Zach Chappell (12.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.4 spg), Cameron Wilbon (9.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg), & William FitzPatrick (8.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 apg).

Defensively, Sacramento State is allowing their opponents to average 70.2 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Hornets have a rebound margin of -4.2 and a turnover margin of 0.3.

The Thunderbirds are just 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games & 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games. The Hornets are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games & just 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games.

Southern Utah is just 3-5 on the road this season, however, this is still one of the better teams in the Big Sky this season, led by an offense that ranks 25^th in scoring offense, 105^th in FG%, & 103^rd in three-pointers made per game. Sacramento State has really struggled on both ends of the court this season as they rank just 316^th in scoring offense, 281^st in FG%, & 268^th in defensive FG%. Sacramento State is just 3-7 at home this season with recent double-digit losses to Weber State & Northern Colorado and as I think the Thunderbirds will find plenty of success offensively in thsi one, I’m taking the Thunderbirds to cover this mid-range road spread. Good Luck!