Utah (15-11) vs. UCF (13-13)
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: UCF -2.5; Over/Under: 160.5
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The Utah Utes and UCF Knights meet on Sunday in college basketball action at Addition Financial Arena. Here’s a Utah Utes vs UCF Prediction. This article will include a Utah vs UCF Pick.
Utah Utes Betting Preview
The Utah Utes (15-11, 13-13 ATS) went through a tricky period of the season during which they suffered five losses in seven games. However, after losing to West Virginia and Cincinnati on the road, Utah returned home and answered with a pair of victories against Kansas and Kansas State. Utah is 9th in the Big 12 standings.
Utah averages 75.3 PPG (151st) and allows 70.6 PPG (141st). The Utes are 27th in rebounds (39.7) and 12th in assists (17.9). Gabe Madsen leads the team with 15.5 PPG, along with 2.4 APG and 2.3 RPG. Ezra Ausar follows him with 11.4 PPG and 4.8 RPG, while Lawson Lovering chips in with 8.9 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.6 APG, and a team-high 1.0 BPG.
UCF Knights Betting Preview
The UCF Knights (13-13, 11-15 ATS) played some excellent basketball early in the season, winning ten of the opening 12 games. In 2025, however, UCF lost 11 of 14 games and is currently on a seven-game losing skid. The Knights are coming home from a two-game road trip, during which they lost to Colorado and Oklahoma State. UCF is 14th in the Big 12, and it looks like they are going to finish the regular season at the bottom of the conference.
UCF is averaging 79.0 PPG (60th) and is allowing 80.6 PPG (351st). The Knights are getting 36.2 RPG (155th) and are having 14.2 APG (161st). Keyshawn Hall is the team’s top scorer with 19.1 PPG, along with a team-high 7.0 RPG. Darius Johnson adds 15.1 PPG, a team-high 4.2 APG, a team-high 2.3 SPG, and 3.2 RPG, while Jordan Ivy-Curry has 13.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG, and 1.4 SPG.
Why the Utah Utes will win
- UCF has lost each of its last seven games.
- UCF has lost the first half in each of its last five games against the Big 12 Conference.
Utah vs UCF Prediction
Utah recorded just one road victory this year, and I’d normally back UCF here, but in this situation and the poor form the Knights are at the moment, I am leaning toward the visitors. UCF lost each of the last three home games, and while it’s optimistic to expect Utah to get a W here, I am pretty sure the Utes will put up a fight and stay close until the end.
UCF has only covered the spread in 16 of the last 34 games, while Utah has covered the spread in 20 of the last 37 games. Talking about ATS, the Utes had more success this year, and I am backing them to cover here as well.
