Utah Tech Trailblazers

The Trailblazers covered 9 of their 11 lined home games in 2025-26; one Division I team did better and one matched them. They finished the season with seven home covers in a row.

The home spread

Utah Tech went 11-3 at home, and three of those wins were unlined games against visitors outside Division I. In the 11 home games with a spread, the Trailblazers covered nine, 81.8%. After a 56-52 loss to UT Arlington on 15 January, they covered all seven remaining home games, including a 104-101 defeat to Utah Valley as 8.5-point underdogs.

The home moneyline made 5.18 units over 11 priced games, 15th in the country. The biggest price was another Utah Valley game: 81-77 on 12 February at +360. Two days later California Baptist fell 70-65 at +136.

February

That week sat inside the best month of the season: 5-2, five covers in seven, 5.55 units. November had been the worst, 5-5 and 2.45 units down, including a 79-75 neutral-floor loss to Manhattan at -145 in the Rainbow Classic.

Away from home

On the road the Trailblazers went 6-10, covered 9 of 16, and lost 0.52 units on the moneyline. Over all 34 games they went 19-15 and covered 19 of 31, 61.3%; 28 Division I teams covered more often and three matched them. As underdogs, 20 times, they won eight and covered 12.

The opponents

Abilene Christian was met four times and lost four times, with Utah Tech covering every one and making 4.76 units; the fourth was a WAC tournament quarterfinal. Tarleton State lost all three meetings, also covered each time. California Baptist was the opposite: it won three of four, including the WAC semifinal.

The total

Totals went 17 over and 14 under while the Trailblazers scored 76.82 points a game and allowed 74.94.

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