Utah Tech vs Utah Valley 03/12/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The Utah Tech Trailblazers will play the Utah Valley Wolverines on Wednesday in the second round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Utah Tech beat Southern Utah 72-65 on Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the tournament. Hakim Byrd was the leading scorer for Utah Tech with 19 points. The Trailblazers led by 11 at the half and held off the Thunderbirds down the stretch. Keep updated on College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Noa Gonsalves is the leading scorer for Utah Tech, averaging 14.0 points per game. Beon Riley is second in scoring and the leading rebounder, averaging 13.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Hakim Byrd is the leader in assists, averaging 2.7 per game. Utah Tech scores an average of 70.2 points per game, shooting 42.8% overall and 33.0% from 3.0 territory.

The Utah Valley Wolverines finished the regular season 23-7 overall and a WAC best 15-1. The Wolverines won the regular season title by two games over Grand Canyon. Utah Valley finished its regular season with a 71-66 victory over Tarleton State. The Wolverines won each of the final eight games and 18 of the last 19 with only a loss to Grand Canyon during that span.

Dominick Nelson leads Utah Valley in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game. Carter Welling is second in scoring and the leading rebounder, averaging 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Trevan Leonhardt is the leader in assists, averaging 5.2 assists per game. Utah Valley has three players who average double figures in scoring. The Wolverines score an average of 76.3 points per game.

Utah Valley will be too much for Utah Tech to keep pace. In two head-to-head games during the regular season, Utah Valley was 2-0 straight up and 1-1 against the spread versus Utah Tech. Utah Valley has performed well at both ends of the court, scoring an average of 76.3 points per game, while holding opponents to an average of just 68.1 points per game. Utah Tech is just 2-4 ATS in its last six. Final Score Prediction, Utah Valley Wolverines win and cover ATS 81-65.