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Utah Tech vs Portland State Prediction & Stats

Date: Fri 08 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 02:00
Scheduled
Position#314
Record1-3
FormLLWLL
Points / game80.5
Allowed / game87.2
vs
Position#205
Record2-2
FormLWLLW
Points / game81.5
Allowed / game73.2
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Utah Tech v Portland State
07 Jan 2027
UTAH v PORT
upcoming
25 Nov 2025
UTAH63
PORT68
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Utah Tech win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Portland State win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Utah TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tarleton
#255
W
80-72
80
72
+8
A21/02
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
85-81
85
81
+4
H27/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
L
67-81
67
81
-14
A01/03
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
101-104 OT
101
104
-3
H08/03
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
80-74
80
74
+6
H13/03
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
L
72-86
72
86
-14
A14/03
NCAA
New Mexico
#93
L
60-100
60
100
-40
A03/11
NCAA
Grace College Lancers
#470
W
103-52
103
52
+51
H05/11
NCAA
Utah State
#7
L
86-118
86
118
-32
A11/11
NCAA
California
#84
L
73-79
73
79
-6
A14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
32-32
48-40
47-38
38-43
38-42
29-39
36-40
45-41
46-28
34-46
36-35
36-51
33-38
27-62
57-25
46-27
35-53
51-65
41-32
32-47
165.4Avg total
80.7Scored
84.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)80.587.2167.8-6.825%
Season at home (1)103.052.0155.0+51.0100%
Season away (3)73.099.0172.0-26.00%
Last 10 (10)80.784.7165.4-4.040%
Last 5 (5)78.887.0165.8-8.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)77.591.0168.5-13.512%
vs Similar (16)72.473.4145.8-1.062%
vs Weaker (6)86.367.8154.2+18.583%
This opponent (Portland State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Portland StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East. Washington
#261
L
55-67
55
67
-12
H21/02
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
69-84
69
84
-15
A27/02
NCAA
Montana
#186
L
68-74
68
74
-6
A28/02
NCAA
Weber State
#201
W
84-60
84
60
+24
H03/03
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
85-78
85
78
+7
H08/03
NCAA
Montana
#186
L
72-75
72
75
-3
H11/03
NCAA
Lewis & Clark College
#492
W
111-59
111
59
+52
H04/11
NCAA
Seattle
#285
L
60-79
60
79
-19
A08/11
NCAA
Colorado State
#135
L
71-87
71
87
-16
A12/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#140
W
84-68
84
68
+16
A15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
30-31
25-36
34-43
35-41
28-30
40-44
43-26
41-34
36-36
49-42
24-39
48-36
51-29
60-30
28-28
32-51
26-42
45-45
47-28
37-40
149.0Avg total
75.9Scored
73.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)81.573.2154.8+8.250%
Season at home (1)111.059.0170.0+52.0100%
Season away (3)71.778.0149.7-6.333%
Last 10 (10)75.973.1149.0+2.840%
Last 5 (5)79.673.6153.2+6.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (12)72.472.6145.0-0.250%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)73.469.2142.6+4.169%
This opponent (Utah Tech) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +3.8+3.81st half: +1.5+1.52nd half2nd half: -7.5-7.52nd half: +1.3+1.3
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +3.8+3.81st half: +1.5+1.52nd half2nd half: -7.5-7.52nd half: +1.3+1.3
Utah TechPortland State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Utah TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tarleton
#255
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A21/02
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
47-38
47
38
+9
H27/02
NCAA
Southern Utah
#329
L
38-42
38
42
-4
A01/03
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H08/03
NCAA
Abilene Christian
#264
W
46-28
46
28
+18
H13/03
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
W
36-35
36
35
+1
A14/03
NCAA
New Mexico
#93
L
33-38
33
38
-5
A03/11
NCAA
Grace College Lancers
#470
W
57-25
57
25
+32
H05/11
NCAA
Utah State
#7
L
35-53
35
53
-18
A11/11
NCAA
California
#84
W
41-32
41
32
+9
A14/11
NCAA
76.4Avg total
40.1Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.633.870.4+2.850%-
Last 30 at home (14)39.130.970.0+8.171%-
Last 30 away (16)34.436.470.8-1.931%-
Last 10 (10)40.136.376.4+3.850%-
Last 5 (5)40.436.677.0+3.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)34.836.471.1-1.638%-
vs Similar (16)34.032.866.8+1.244%-
vs Weaker (6)46.033.379.3+12.783%-
This opponent (Portland State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Portland StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East. Washington
#261
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H21/02
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
34-43
34
43
-9
A27/02
NCAA
Montana
#186
L
28-30
28
30
-2
A28/02
NCAA
Weber State
#201
W
43-26
43
26
+17
H03/03
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H08/03
NCAA
Montana
#186
L
24-39
24
39
-15
H11/03
NCAA
Lewis & Clark College
#492
W
51-29
51
29
+22
H04/11
NCAA
Seattle
#285
D
28-28
28
28
+0
A08/11
NCAA
Colorado State
#135
L
26-42
26
42
-16
A12/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#140
W
47-28
47
28
+19
A15/11
NCAA
67.9Avg total
34.7Scored
33.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.330.864.1+2.543%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.429.364.7+6.157%-
Last 30 away (16)31.432.163.6-0.731%-
Last 10 (10)34.733.267.9+1.530%-
Last 5 (5)35.233.268.4+2.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (12)31.032.863.8-1.833%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)32.930.162.9+2.844%-
This opponent (Utah Tech) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Utah Tech wins
2
Portland State wins
DateGameScore
26/11/25Utah Tech v Portland State63-68
01/12/24Portland State v Utah Tech71-68
Utah Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26ACalifornia73-79
11/11/26AUtah State86-118
05/11/26HGrace College Lancers103-52
03/11/26ANew Mexico60-100
14/03/26ACalifornia Baptist72-86
13/03/26HAbilene Christian80-74
08/03/26HUtah Valley State101-104 OT
01/03/26ASouthern Utah67-81
27/02/26HAbilene Christian85-81
21/02/26ATarleton80-72
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26ASan Francisco84-68
12/11/26AColorado State71-87
08/11/26ASeattle60-79
04/11/26HLewis & Clark College111-59
11/03/26HMontana72-75
08/03/26HIdaho State85-78
03/03/26HWeber State84-60
28/02/26AMontana68-74
27/02/26AMontana State69-84
21/02/26HEast. Washington55-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Utah Tech
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLL25%
HomeW100%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %25%100%0%
Points / game80.5103.073.0
Allowed / game87.252.099.0
Point differential-6.8+51.0-26.0
Avg total167.8155.0172.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Portland State
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLW50%
HomeW100%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %50%100%33%
Points / game81.5111.071.7
Allowed / game73.259.078.0
Point differential+8.2+52.0-6.3
Avg total154.8170.0149.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%100%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Western Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Utah Valley State330100%86.075.7+10.3
2 UT Arlington54180%88.270.8+17.4
3 Tarleton43175%81.270.5+10.8
4 Southern Utah53260%96.869.6+27.2
5 Abilene Christian31233%71.083.7-12.7
6 Utah Tech41325%80.587.2-6.8
7 California Baptist41325%66.877.0-10.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Big Sky conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Idaho42250%86.571.5+15.0
2 Montana42250%78.065.2+12.8
3 Northern Colorado42250%82.069.2+12.8
4 Portland State42250%81.573.2+8.2
5 Sacramento State31233%74.377.3-3.0
6 Montana State31233%76.080.0-4.0
7 East. Washington41325%80.583.5-3.0
8 Weber State41325%74.586.2-11.8
9 Northern Arizona4040%69.587.8-18.2
10 Idaho State3030%67.392.0-24.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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