The Utah Utes and the UCF Knights continue Big 12 Conference men’s basketball action on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, in Kansas City for the Big 12 Tournament.
Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. central on ESPN+. Both Utah (16-15, 8-12 in Big 12) and UCF (16-15, 7-13) are unranked.
Tuesday’s game between UCF and Utah wraps up the fourth and final game of the opening round in the Big 12 Tournament, where the winner will continue to play again Wednesday, and the loser heads home. UCF took home the first matchup between the pair of Big 12 foes, winning 76-72 on February 23rd.
Here is a preview of the game.
How to Watch Utah vs. UCF
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025
Time: 8:30 p.m. CT
TV Channel: ESPN+
Site: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Utah vs. UCF Betting Odds, Lines
Opening Line: Utah -1
Current Line: Utah -2
Over/Under: 157 (opened at 156)
Utah vs. UCF Predictions
Utah enters the Big 12 Tournament in an interesting spot. Regardless of the season’s outcome, it’s the final hoorah for Josh Eilert as the group’s interim head coach. Utah fired Craig Smith in February and moved quickly to the NBA ranks to hire Alex Jensen. The team has been pretty bad without Smith on the sidelines, sitting at 1-4 in their last five games, with the lone win coming against Arizona State.
For UCF, the group has boiled down to a mix of four main stars: Darius Johnson, Keyshawn Hall, Jordan Ivy-Curry, and Moustapha Thiam. When all four show up together, the team is borderline unbeatable from an offensive standpoint. The issue? The group hasn’t exactly meshed together on a consistent basis.
When looking at statistics, neither team has a glaring advantage, as Utah holds the Big 12’s 8th-best offense and 11th-best defense, and UCF checks in at No. 5 and No. 12, respectively.
UCF 91, Utah 83
ESPN Matchup Predictor: Utah 56.7% Chance of Winning
Odds Shark: N/A
