Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (15-14) are headed to UTSA Convocation Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (9-21).

The Rice Owls took the court against UTEP and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-67 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 13 while UTEP accounted for 18 fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 16 shots from long range. UTEP went 62.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 8 attempts. Moreover, UTEP pulled down 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UTEP recorded 17 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, Rice allowed their opponent to shoot 53.7% from the floor on 29 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 12 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Rice finished the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (23 of 54) and knocked down 9 of their 26 three-point shots.

Carl Pierre is a player who was important in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and grabbed 11 boards. He was able to score 30 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Rice enters this game with a win-loss record of 15-14 for the year. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 14.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Rice is collecting 35.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 471 assists this year, which has them ranked 33rd in college basketball in terms of passing. The Owls are shooting 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc (278 of 735) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.4 pts per game (66th in the country) while going 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Owls have forced 10.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 286th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 417 conceded on the campaign. The Owls defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (830 of 1,843) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 33.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 299th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (74.0).

In their last game, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 59-48 against North Texas. In reference to rebounding, UTSA allowed North Texas to grab 30 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 22 and finished the game at 12 of 26 from the free throw line (46.2%). The Roadrunners allowed North Texas to bury 20 out of 45 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4% in this contest. Overall, the Roadrunners went 19 for 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, UTSA buried 1 of 11 attempts (9.1%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 56.3%. North Texas had 13 personal fouls in this game which got the Roadrunners to the free throw line for 16 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Roadrunners pulled down 26 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game.

Jacob Germany pitched in for the Roadrunners in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

UTSA has a mark of 9-21 this season. When it comes to offense, the Roadrunners are hitting on 39.0% from the floor, which ranks 353rd in college basketball. UTSA has accounted for 2,007 points on the campaign (66.9 per game) and they pull in 38.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per contest (309th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per game. The Roadrunners commit 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners on the defensive side of the court are 270th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 72.5. They are forcing 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (303rd in college basketball). The UTSA defense surrenders 35.9% on 3-point attempts (240 of 669) and their opponents are making 64.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.8 dimes and 37.3 total rebounds per game, which is 322nd and 316th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTSA

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