UTSA Roadrunners vs Rice Owls Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (17-14) welcome the UTSA Roadrunners (10-21) at Ford Center at the Star on Wednesday.

The UTSA Roadrunners faced Charlotte and notched a win by a score of 78-73 in their last game. UTSA wrapped up the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and converted 6 out of their 14 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Roadrunners converted 20 of 30 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, UTSA allowed the other team to shoot 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. Charlotte dished out 12 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. Furthermore, Charlotte pulled down 27 rebounds (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Charlotte ended up shooting 76.9% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 13 attempts. They converted 11 of 26 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up walking away with 14 while Charlotte finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Japhet Medor is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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UTSA will take the court with a mark of 10-21 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, UTSA is pulling down 35.2 boards per contest and has 325 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Roadrunners are hitting 33.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (228 of 683) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They average 69.2 points per game (245th in the country) while shooting 41.0% from the field.

On defense, the Roadrunners have forced 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 265th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 435 surrendered for the year. The Roadrunners defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (853 of 1,900) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 35.0% on shots from distance and they rank 339th in college basketball in opponents PPG (76.7).

For their last game, the Rice Owls took a loss by a final score of 90-83 against FIU. In the matter of attacking the glass, Rice allowed FIU to get 31 in all (11 offensive). They finished shooting 37.5% from 3-point land by going 6 of 16 and finished the game at 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Owls allowed FIU to knock down 31 out of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Owls went 30 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Rice knocked down 11 out of 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 85.7%. FIU had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Owls corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Quincy Olivari ended up being a major contributor for the Owls for the matchup. He had 23 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the game. He made 8 out of 21 for this contest for a field goal rate of 38.1%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Rice has a record of 17-14 this year. When it comes to offense, the Owls are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks 60th in college basketball. Rice has accounted for 2,398 pts this year (77.4 per contest) and they average 35.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.4 times per game (39th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Owls commit 15.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Owls defensively are ranked 332nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 76.2. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (328th in college hoops). The Rice defense allows 35.7% from downtown (251 of 704) and their opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.3 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 224th and 202nd in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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