Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (11-19) host the Temple Owls (11-18) at UTSA Convocation Center on Sunday.

The Temple Owls played UAB and went home with a loss by a final score of 100-72 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 17 while UAB totaled 18 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 18 tries from downtown. UAB shot 66.7% at the free throw line by making 16 of 24 tries. In addition, UAB grabbed 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UAB recorded 22 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Temple allowed their opponent to shoot 60.7% from the floor on 37 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 17 with 1 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls buried 16 of their 24 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Temple finished the contest having earned a 48.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 50) and buried 8 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zion Stanford is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished the game at 75.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes played and grabbed 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Temple enters this one with a win-loss mark of 11-18 so far this season. They are averaging 70.9 points per outing (265th in D-1) while shooting 38.8% from the field. The Owls are shooting 30.5% on 3-point shots (239 of 783) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Temple is pulling in 37.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 321 dimes this season, which is 340th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Owls have forced 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are ranked 235th in D-1 in giving up assists with 404 conceded on the year. The Owls are giving up a FG percentage of 43.5% (732 of 1,682) and they relinquish 38.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 207th in the country in opponents PPG (72.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the UTSA Roadrunners got the win with a final of 77-73 against SMU. The Roadrunners corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the game. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. SMU was called for 10 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Roadrunners to the free throw line for 11 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, UTSA knocked down 12 out of their 28 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Roadrunners went 28 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Roadrunners allowed SMU to make 28 of 73 tries from the floor which left them shooting 38.4% in the game. They finished 31.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 of 29 and ended up shooting 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In relation to how they rebounded, UTSA permitted SMU to grab 36 overall (15 offensive).

Jordan Ivy-Curry ended up having an impact for the Roadrunners for this game. He converted 12 of 22 for the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 33 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this matchup.

UTSA has a win-loss mark of 11-19 this year. The Roadrunners are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (118th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. UTSA has scored 2,340 pts this year (78.0 per game) and they grab 40.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Roadrunners are connecting on 41.2% from the floor, which ranks 332nd in the nation.

The Roadrunners are ranked 357th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 81.4. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (254th in college basketball). The UTSA defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point shots (262 of 718) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.1 assists and 38.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 332nd and 336th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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