Little Rock Trojans vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Little Rock Trojans vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

UTSA Convocation Center is the site where the UTSA Roadrunners (1-1) will attempt to beat the Little Rock Trojans (1-2) on Saturday.

The Little Rock Trojans faced Arkansas State and took a loss by a score of 80-63 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Trojans ended up finishing with 20 and Arkansas State totaled 17 fouls. They also knocked down 13 of their 39 attempts from distance. Arkansas State finished 63.3% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 30 attempts. Additionally, Arkansas State pulled down 39 rebounds (18 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arkansas State distributed 12 assists and had 10 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, Little Rock allowed the other team to go 37.5% from the floor on 24 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Trojans made 13 of 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. Little Rock finished the contest with a 46.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 49) and knocked down 4 of 11 shots from beyond the arc.

Mwani Wilkinson is one guy who had an impact for the game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Little Rock comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-2 for the season. They currently have an average of 71.3 points per game (281st in the nation) while hitting 42.4% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 37.3% on 3-point shots (22 of 59) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Little Rock is pulling in 33.3 boards per contest and has earned 37 dimes this season, which is 246th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Trojans are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They give up 33.8% from 3-point land and they are 260th in college hoops in opponents points per game (75.3). The Trojans defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.5% (66 of 176) and they relinquish 42.0 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 151st in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 33 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the UTSA Roadrunners took a loss by a score of 85-72 when they faced Bradley. The Roadrunners were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 25 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. Bradley had 16 fouls for this game which got the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.0%. In reference to shots from downtown, UTSA converted 6 of 25 attempts (24.0%). When the game finished, the Roadrunners shot 23 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.8%. The Roadrunners permitted Bradley to bury 32 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6% for this game. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When talking about cleaning the glass, UTSA permitted Bradley to pull down 44 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Primo Spears ended up being important for the Roadrunners for this contest. He converted 7 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He accumulated 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the game.

UTSA has a win-loss record of 1-1 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Roadrunners are shooting 41.5% from the field, which ranks 292nd in the country. UTSA has earned 175 pts on the season (87.5 per contest) and they collect 32.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.0 times per game (290th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per game. The Roadrunners are committing 12.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 88.9% from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners on the defensive side of the court are 315th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 81.0. They are forcing 23.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 50.4% from the field (346th in D-1). The UTSA defense concedes 41.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (19 of 46) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 15.5 assists and 41.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 296th and 337th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Little Rock

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