Army Black Knights vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (5-6) will go up against the Army Black Knights (2-9) at UTSA Convocation Center on Thursday.

The Army Black Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Stony Brook and took a loss by a final of 78-74 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Black Knights finished with 16 while Stony Brook accumulated 13 fouls. They made 9 out of their 18 shots from downtown. Stony Brook ended up going 77.3% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of their 22 tries. Furthermore, Stony Brook pulled down 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Stony Brook recorded 15 assists and had 13 steals in this game. In reference to defending, Army allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 26 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes in this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Black Knights knocked down 5 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Army finished with a 49.1% field goal percentage (27 out of 55) and converted 15 of 27 3-pointers.

Josh Scovens is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished 80.0% from the floor and totaled 7 dimes. He played for 39 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He accumulated 31 points on 12 of 15 shooting.

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Army will enter this game with a win-loss record of 2-9 for the campaign. They average 61.7 pts per contest (355th in the country) while hitting 39.4% from the floor. The Black Knights are shooting 31.6% on 3-pointers (95 of 301) and 53.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Army is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 142 assists on the year, which ranks 219th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a group are committing 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Black Knights are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.6% on shots from distance while they are 61st in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.5). The Black Knights are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (253 of 570) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 155th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 133 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the UTSA Roadrunners took a loss by a score of 66-65 against Oregon State. The Roadrunners earned 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Oregon State earned 12 fouls for the contest which took the Roadrunners to the free throw line for 9 shots. They were able to make 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 44.4%. In relation to shooting from downtown, UTSA converted 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Roadrunners finished shooting 26 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3%. The Roadrunners permitted Oregon State to make 26 of 58 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.8% for the matchup. They finished 46.7% from distance by hitting 7 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, UTSA allowed Oregon State to collect 28 in all (3 offensive).

Jordan Ivy-Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Roadrunners in this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He earned 11 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 7 assists in this game.

UTSA has a win-loss mark of 5-6 so far this year. The Roadrunners are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (128th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. UTSA has accounted for 867 pts on the year (78.8 per game) and they pull in 41.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Roadrunners are hitting on 41.5% from the floor, which is 306th in the nation.

The Roadrunners on defense are ranked 342nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 79.8. They are forcing 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (210th in college basketball). The UTSA defense allows 34.4% on 3-point shots (85 of 247) and opponents are converting on 68.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.7 assists and 40.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 311th and 340th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Army

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