Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 3/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Location: Ford Center At The Star in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (10-21) welcome the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-25) at Ford Center At The Star on Tuesday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced Charlotte and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-67 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 13 and Charlotte had 17 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of 25 tries from beyond the arc. Charlotte finished the game shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 6 of 8 shots. Additionally, Charlotte collected 28 boards (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Charlotte doled out 15 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles knocked down 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Southern Miss ended the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and made 6 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc.

DeAndre Pinckney is one player who came through in the game. He walked away with 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played 35 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Southern Miss will play this contest with a mark of 6-25 on the campaign. They average 64.5 pts per contest (328th in the nation) while connecting on 43.1% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 31.5% on shots from downtown (166 of 527) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Miss is collecting 33.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 386 dimes this year, which ranks 200th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per game and as a group are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 337th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 471 conceded for the year. The Golden Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.0% (827 of 1,839) and they relinquish 36.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.7% on 3-point shots and they are 312th in college basketball in opponents PPG (74.9).

In their last game, the UTSA Roadrunners went home victorious with a score of 82-71 against Rice. When discussing cleaning up the glass, UTSA allowed Rice to get 33 in all (9 offensive). They finished 42.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 23 at the charity stripe (60.9%). The Roadrunners permitted Rice to convert 24 out of 51 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Roadrunners went 30 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. In relation to 3-point attempts, UTSA made 13 of 27 attempts (48.1%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Rice had 15 fouls for the game which got the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Roadrunners were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in the matchup.

Erik Czumbel was important for the Roadrunners in this contest. He tallied 22 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this contest. He converted 8 of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

UTSA has a record of 10-21 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Roadrunners are shooting 39.4% from the field, which is ranked 351st in the nation. UTSA has scored 2,089 pts this season (67.4 per contest) and they average 38.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.4 times per game (302nd in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Roadrunners have committed 16.4 fouls every game while shooting 68.3% from the charity stripe.

The Roadrunners on the defensive end are ranked 267th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.5. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (306th in college hoops). The UTSA defense concedes 36.1% on three-point shots (249 of 690) and their opponents are connecting on 64.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.9 dimes and 37.2 boards per game, which ranks 323rd and 311th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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