North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 11/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-1) are on their way to UTSA Convocation Center on Saturday where they will compete against the UTSA Roadrunners (1-0).

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Colorado State and ended up losing by a score of 82-56 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up finishing with 19 while Colorado State finished the game with 23 fouls. They converted 4 of their 17 attempts from distance. Colorado State finished the contest at 42.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 19 shots. Moreover, Colorado State pulled down 35 boards (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Colorado State distributed 25 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. Pertaining to defending, North Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 58.3% from the floor on 35 out of 60 shooting. They also distributed 5 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 3 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Fighting Hawks converted 17 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. North Dakota finished with a 35.4% field goal percentage (17 of 48) and made 5 out of their 16 shots from downtown.

Treysen Eaglestaff is someone who played a role in this matchup. He accounted for 12 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and also collected 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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North Dakota will take the court with a win-loss record of 0-1 on the campaign. They are averaging 56.0 pts per game (338th in college hoops) while shooting 35.4% from the floor. The Fighting Hawks are hitting 31.3% on three-point shots (5 of 16) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, North Dakota is snagging 32.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 5 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 353rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 21.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Fighting Hawks are forcing 10.0 turnovers every game while drawing 23.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 335th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 25 conceded for the year. The Fighting Hawks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 58.3% (35 of 60) and they surrender 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 23.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 288th in D-1 in points per game allowed (82.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away with a victory by a final of 103-77 against Trinity. With respect to team rebounding, UTSA allowed Trinity to collect 34 in total (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 40.9% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 22 and finished the game at 6 out of 7 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Roadrunners permitted Trinity to knock down 31 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Roadrunners went 36 for 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, UTSA converted 11 out of their 33 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 90.9%. Trinity had 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 21 steals in this contest. The Roadrunners snagged 20 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Primo Spears ended up being a factor for the Roadrunners for the contest. He buried 9 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists for this game.

UTSA has a mark of 1-0 on the season. The Roadrunners have committed 10.0 fouls every game and they connect on 90.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per game (153rd in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per game. UTSA has 103 points this year (103.0 per game) and they snag 37.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Roadrunners are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 159th in college basketball.

The UTSA defense surrenders 40.9% from downtown (9 of 22) and opponents are knocking down 85.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 16.0 assists and 35.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 299th and 212th in college basketball. The Roadrunners on the defensive end are ranked 250th in college basketball in points given up per game with 77.0. They are forcing their opponents into 28.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the field (303rd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Dakota

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