Prairie View A&M Panthers vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 12/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-6) are traveling to UTSA Convocation Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (5-7).

The Prairie View A&M Panthers faced off with Rice and took a loss by a final of 82-56 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 14 while Rice totaled 11 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 23 tries from distance. Rice finished the game shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 10 attempts. Additionally, Rice pulled down 46 boards (10 offensive, 36 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rice distributed 15 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Prairie View A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 52.4% from the floor on 33 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 20 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 8 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Prairie View A&M walked away from the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (21 out of 63) and knocked down 6 out of their 19 3-pointers.

Javontae Hopkins is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He racked up 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-6 so far this year. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 22.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is pulling in 34.1 boards per contest and has 110 dimes this season, which has them ranked 354th in the nation in terms of passing. The Panthers are connecting on 31.5% on 3-point shots (58 of 184) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They average 71.2 points per contest (272nd in the nation) while hitting 39.5% from the field.

On defense, the Panthers have forced 17.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 308th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.9). The Panthers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (278 of 611) and they concede 39.3 boards per game as a squad. They are 78th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 133 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UTSA Roadrunners took a defeat with a final score of 63-53 when they faced Army. The Roadrunners pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. Army committed 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 10 of them for a percentage of 62.5%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, UTSA converted 5 of their 30 attempts (16.7%). Overall, the Roadrunners ended up going 19 out of 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 31.1%. The Roadrunners permitted Army to make 23 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7% for the game. They finished 20.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 out of 24 and ended up going 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In reference to team rebounding, UTSA allowed Army to collect 36 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Trey Edmonds ended up being a factor for the Roadrunners in this contest. He converted 4 out of 6 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He earned 10 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

UTSA has a record of 5-7 so far this year. The Roadrunners are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per contest (150th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. UTSA has scored 920 pts on the season (76.7 per contest) and they snag 41.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Roadrunners are shooting 40.7% from the field, which ranks 326th in the nation.

The UTSA defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (90 of 271) and their opposition makes 68.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.6 assists and 40.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 303rd and 342nd in those categories. The Roadrunners on the defensive end are ranked 330th in the nation in PPG given up with 78.4. They have forced 9.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (185th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTSA

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