Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington prediction: Why Texas-Arlington is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/29/2026]

Texas-Arlington will face Southern Utah in men's college basketball action at College Park Center on Thursday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

The championship matchup pairs two 14–3 teams coming off sharply contrasting conference title games, with New England advancing through a low-scoring, snow-filled AFC Championship win over Denver and Seattle earning its place after a 31–27 NFC Championship thriller against the Rams.

The clash also spotlights two offensive focal points, with Drake Maye guiding New England through a composed, run-focused AFC title performance and Jaxon Smith-Njigba entering as Seattle’s primary playmaker following a 153-yard, one-touchdown outing in the NFC Championship.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Texas-Arlington as the most likely winner of the Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington game.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Southern Utah and Texas-Arlington 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Texas-Arlington a 78% chance of beating Southern Utah. Our predicted final score has Texas-Arlington winning 75-67.

According to our model, Southern Utah (+9.5) has a 60% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Southern Utah +9.5 at the spread.

Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Texas-Arlington and Southern Utah at College Park Center is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: Southern Utah vs. Texas-Arlington
• Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: College Park Center

Conclusion

We predict Texas-Arlington, with a 78% win probability, will likely beat Southern Utah on Thursday.

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