Southern Utah vs. Utah Valley prediction: Utah Valley favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET as Southern Utah faces off with the favored Utah Valley in men's college basketball action at UCCU Center.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Utah Valley as the most likely winner of the Southern Utah vs. Utah Valley 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. Utah Valley prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Southern Utah and Utah Valley 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Utah Valley a 96% chance of beating Southern Utah. Our predicted final score has Utah Valley winning 85-65.

According to our model, Utah Valley (-18.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 154.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Southern Utah vs. Utah Valley odds

We have sourced 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. Utah Valley picks and best bet

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