The Idaho Vandals and Southern Utah Thunderbirds meet Thursday in college basketball action at the America First Events Center. The Idaho Vandals need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds look for a win after winning six of their last eight games.
The Idaho Vandals are averaging 73.4 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 80.6 points on 48 percent shooting. Mikey Dixon is averaging 16.9 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Trevante Anderson is averaging 13.1 points and 3.6 assists. Rashad Smith is the third double-digit scorer and Tanner Christensen is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Idaho Vandals are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Idaho Vandals are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are averaging 79.8 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 74 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Tevian Jones is averaging 15.2 points and 5 rebounds, while John Knight III is averaging 14.9 points and 4.2 assists. Maizen Fausett is the third double-digit scorer and Dre Marin is dishing 2.8 assists. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70.6 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37 rebounds per game.
The Vandals are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games and 15-6-1 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The Thunderbirds are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 9-4-1 in Vandals last 14 overall. The over is 36-17 in Thunderbirds last 53 overall. The road team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the better team obviously, and they’re going to be favored for obvious reasons, but they’re also 1-7 against the spread at home. The Idaho Vandals are 8-2 against the spread on the road, and they’re 12-6-1 against the spread on the season. Sometimes you just follow the trends, and Idaho has been a moneymaker all year.