South Florida Bulls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (19-5) are traveling to UTSA Convocation Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the UTSA Roadrunners (8-18).

The USF Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against Florida Atlantic and walked away with a win by a score of 90-86 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 21 and Florida Atlantic accumulated 21 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. Florida Atlantic finished the contest at 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, Florida Atlantic grabbed 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida Atlantic recorded 17 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, South Florida allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 30 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls made 27 of 34 attempts for a rate of 79.4%. South Florida walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (27 out of 55) and converted 9 of 19 three-point attempts.

Selton Miguel is one guy who came through in the matchup. He shot 56.3% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and collected 4 boards. He recorded 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Betting Picks

South Florida heads into this matchup with a mark of 19-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 75.5 points per contest (134th in the nation) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 36.9% on shots from distance (212 of 575) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Florida is grabbing 36.0 rebounds per game and has 355 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 153rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are ranked 100th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 306 surrendered on the campaign. The Bulls defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (587 of 1,384) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 31.2% on three-point shots and they rank 91st in the country in opponents PPG (68.8).

The last time they took the court, the UTSA Roadrunners went home defeated by a final of 83-77 when they faced Temple. The Roadrunners corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. Temple earned 17 fouls for the contest which took the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 68.2%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, UTSA buried 6 out of their 27 attempts (22.2%). When the game finished, the Roadrunners went 28 out of 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. The Roadrunners allowed Temple to convert 29 of 64 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from three-point range by going 8 of 21 and finished the game at 17 of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). In reference to team rebounding, UTSA permitted Temple to grab 32 in all (11 offensive).

Jordan Ivy-Curry ended up being a factor for the Roadrunners in this game. He racked up 22 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 18 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

UTSA has a mark of 8-18 this season. As an offense, the Roadrunners are connecting on 41.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 324th in the country. UTSA has accounted for 2,049 pts this year (78.8 per contest) and they snag 40.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (135th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. The Roadrunners are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they connect on 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners are ranked 362nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 83.4. They have forced 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (313th in D-1). The UTSA defense surrenders 38.3% on 3-pointers (239 of 624) and their opponents are converting on 70.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.8 assists and 38.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 349th and 331st in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTSA

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here