UTSA Roadrunners vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 2/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Location: FAU Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (8-20) are en route to FAU Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Florida Atlantic Owls (24-3).

The UTSA Roadrunners played UAB and ended up losing by a score of 83-78 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up walking away with 17 while UAB totaled 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the perimeter. UAB ended up going 60.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 23 attempts. In addition, UAB grabbed 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UAB recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, UTSA allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the floor on 31 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes in the game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Roadrunners knocked down 16 of 24 tries for a rate of 66.7%. UTSA wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and buried 8 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Japhet Medor is one player who played a role in the game. He ended up with 22 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He played for 38 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He went 44.4% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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UTSA heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-20 this season. They average 68.1 pts per contest (271st in the nation) while hitting 40.5% from the field. The Roadrunners are connecting on 33.2% on 3-point shots (210 of 633) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, UTSA is pulling down 35.2 boards per game and has racked up 293 assists this year, which has them ranked 343rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Roadrunners are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They rank 277th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 393 relinquished for the year. The Roadrunners defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (761 of 1,716) and they concede 37.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.5% on 3-point attempts and they rank 325th in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Atlantic Owls took a loss by a score of 74-70 against MTSU. The Owls collected 26 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. MTSU was called for 10 personal fouls in this contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to bury 1 of them for a clip of 14.3%. In reference to 3-pointers, Florida Atlantic buried 11 of their 24 attempts (45.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Owls finished 29 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Owls allowed MTSU to convert 29 of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.3% in this game. They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 5 out of 15 and finished the contest at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Florida Atlantic allowed MTSU to pull down 35 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Alijah Martin ended up being a factor for the Owls for the contest. He earned 15 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 42.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic has a mark of 24-3 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 70th in college basketball. Florida Atlantic has scored 2,098 pts on the year (77.7 per game) and they collect 38.5 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per game (63rd in the country) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Owls are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Owls defensively are ranked 64th in the country in points given up per game with 65.8. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (52nd in college basketball). The Florida Atlantic defense allows 33.6% on 3-pointers (179 of 533) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 8.3 dimes and 32.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 4th and 112th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTSA

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