Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (14-4) are traveling to UTSA Convocation Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (7-11).

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced off with Wichita State and went home with a win by a final score of 86-77 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic ended the contest having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (31 of 66) and made 9 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls buried 15 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to defending, Florida Atlantic let their opponent shoot 56.4% from the field on 31 of 55 shooting. Wichita State recorded 9 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, Wichita State collected 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Wichita State finished the game at 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 7 of their 14 shots. They converted 8 out of their 18 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Owls walked away with 12 while Wichita State finished the game with 18 fouls.

Alijah Martin is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished 66.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He played for 35 mins played and collected 9 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will play this game with a win-loss mark of 14-4 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 273 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 69th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are connecting on 36.0% from downtown (155 of 430) and 69.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.6 points per contest (28th in the country) while hitting 49.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 170th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.3). The Owls defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.5% (476 of 1,094) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 33rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 185 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-78 when they played Tulsa. When it comes to how they rebounded, UTSA permitted Tulsa to snag 32 in total (4 offensive). They finished 55.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 out of 29 and finished the contest at 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The Roadrunners allowed Tulsa to bury 36 of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.0% for this game. Overall, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 25 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 37.9%. In relation to three-point shots, UTSA converted 6 of 31 tries (19.4%). They were able to make 22 of them for a percentage of 84.6%. Tulsa committed 19 fouls in this contest which took the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Roadrunners snagged 20 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this matchup.

Jordan Ivy-Curry ended up being important for the Roadrunners for this game. He earned 19 points in his 24 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and added 7 rebounds.

UTSA has a win-loss record of 7-11 this year. The Roadrunners are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game and they go 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (119th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per game. UTSA has scored 1,425 pts this season (79.2 per contest) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Roadrunners are connecting on 41.6% from the floor, which is ranked 314th in the nation.

The Roadrunners defensively are ranked 354th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 81.7. They are able to force 10.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (264th in college basketball). The UTSA defense allows 35.7% on 3-point shots (146 of 409) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.2 dimes and 38.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 329th and 329th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTSA

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