East Carolina Pirates vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN

UTSA Convocation Center is the location where the UTSA Roadrunners (8-15) will try to beat the East Carolina Pirates (11-12) on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates took the court against Charlotte and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-52 in their last contest. East Carolina walked away from the game with a 32.7% field goal percentage (17 of 52) and knocked down 4 of 21 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 14 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 22 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 6 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to the defense, East Carolina allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 24 out of 53 shooting. Charlotte distributed 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Moreover, Charlotte collected 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Charlotte ended up shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 18 shots. They made 4 out of their 17 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 15 while Charlotte finished the game with 13 fouls.

RJ Felton is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the game at 44.4% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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East Carolina comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 11-12 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, East Carolina is collecting 35.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 250 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 325th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are shooting 29.4% on three-point attempts (143 of 486) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They average 68.8 points per contest (299th in Division 1) while going 41.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 147th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 282 conceded so far this season. The Pirates defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (556 of 1,283) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 30.3% from 3-point land while they are 92nd in the country in points per game allowed (68.1).

In their last game, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-64 against Wichita State. When discussing team rebounding, UTSA permitted Wichita State to get 46 in all (12 offensive). They went 36.8% from three-point range via 7 of 19 and finished the contest at 15 out of 15 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Roadrunners permitted Wichita State to make 31 of their 71 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 23 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 38.3%. With regard to three-point shots, UTSA made 5 of their 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 52.0%. Wichita State had 18 fouls for the game which got the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Roadrunners were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game.

Dre Fuller was important for the Roadrunners for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 13 points in his 20 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this game.

UTSA has a win-loss mark of 8-15 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Roadrunners are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 310th in college hoops. UTSA has 1,829 pts this year (79.5 per contest) and they grab 40.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.4 times per contest (115th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Roadrunners commit 18.5 fouls every game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line.

The UTSA defense gives up 38.6% on shots from 3-point land (212 of 549) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.8 dimes and 38.6 rebounds per contest, which is 349th and 333rd in college hoops. The Roadrunners on defense are ranked 361st in college basketball in points given up per game with 83.6. They are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (309th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTSA

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