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UT Arlington Mavericks (7-8, 0-1 WAC) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (4-11)
Saint George, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -4; over/under is 154.5
BOTTOM LINE: UT Arlington faces Utah Tech after Brody Robinson scored 21 points in UT Arlington's 77-74 loss to the Tarleton State Texans.
The Trailblazers are 3-2 on their home court. Utah Tech ranks seventh in the WAC with 22.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Beon Riley averaging 5.7.
The Mavericks have gone 0-1 against WAC opponents. UT Arlington averages 13.0 turnovers per game and is 3-2 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Utah Tech is shooting 41.7% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 41.8% UT Arlington allows to opponents. UT Arlington averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.2 more made shots on average than the 6.1 per game Utah Tech gives up.
The Trailblazers and Mavericks meet Thursday for the first time in WAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley is averaging 14.9 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Trailblazers.
Jaden Wells is scoring 12.5 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Mavericks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trailblazers: 3-7, averaging 73.6 points, 31.0 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.
Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 74.2 points, 33.6 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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