[Utah]

I am curious how you think that affects this?

I think that it is an unraised pot is one of the reasons to lead out as it doesnt say anything about your hand. You could be stealing, betting top pair, a weak pair, a draw, 2 pair etc.

You are likely to face a nice raise to your flop bet.

Also, what about a line where you lead overbet the pot on the flop and trick them into thinking something like, "he has a 9 or a piece of the flop and he doesnt want anyone sticking around with their draws and because he is unsure of his hand. I think I will fire a big bet to let him know his hand is no good".