Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

UTSA Convocation Center is where the UTSA Roadrunners (8-13) will try to beat the Rice Owls (8-13) on Saturday.

The Rice Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Memphis and took home the win by a score of 74-71 in their last game. Rice ended the contest with a 49.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 51) and made 10 of their 21 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls buried 14 of 24 shots for a rate of 58.3%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 26 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 dimes for this game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defense, Rice allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the floor on 25 out of 60 shooting. Memphis distributed 10 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Moreover, Memphis pulled down 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Memphis finished the contest at 85.7% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 21 attempts. They made 3 of 18 shots from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Owls finished with 20 and Memphis recorded 19 personal fouls.

Keanu Dawes is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He left the arena with 15 points on 3 out of 5 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Rice heads into this contest with a mark of 8-13 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rice is snagging 36.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 311 assists on the season, which is 92nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Owls are hitting 32.9% from downtown (170 of 517) and 69.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.1 pts per contest (217th in the nation) while going 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are conceding 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 278th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (75.5). The Owls defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (573 of 1,272) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 309th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 304 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the UTSA Roadrunners took a loss by a score of 89-72 when they faced South Florida. The Roadrunners were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game. They also turned it over 3 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. South Florida was called for 12 fouls in the game which took the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, UTSA made 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 26 out of 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.2%. The Roadrunners allowed South Florida to make 32 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 54.5% from distance by connecting on 18 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 10 from the charity stripe (70.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, UTSA permitted South Florida to snag 34 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Jordan Ivy-Curry pitched in for the Roadrunners in this contest. He buried 8 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup.

UTSA has a record of 8-13 on the season. The Roadrunners commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.7 times per contest (102nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. UTSA has accounted for 1,689 pts on the season (80.4 per contest) and they average 40.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Roadrunners are hitting on 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 317th in the country.

The UTSA defense gives up 38.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (193 of 501) and their opposition makes 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 15.8 assists and 38.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 348th and 325th in those categories. The Roadrunners on the defensive end are ranked 361st in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 83.8. They have forced 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (306th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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