Tulane Green Wave vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (7-12) welcome the Tulane Green Wave (12-6) at UTSA Convocation Center on Wednesday.

The Tulane Green Wave stepped onto the hardwood against Memphis and walked away with a win by a score of 81-79 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Green Wave finished with 19 while Memphis had 20 fouls. They also converted 9 of 24 tries from downtown. Memphis went 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Memphis collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Memphis earned 12 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Tulane allowed 46.7% from the floor on 28 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 3 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Green Wave made 23 of their 29 shots for a rate of 79.3%. Tulane wrapped up the contest with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and made 10 out of their 24 shots from downtown.

Sion James is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and earned 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Tulane enters this one with a mark of 12-6 for the season. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Tulane is pulling in 33.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 264 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 139th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Green Wave are hitting 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (141 of 395) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 85.8 points per game (7th in the nation) while shooting 49.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Green Wave are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.4% on shots from downtown while they are 339th in the nation in opponents PPG (78.9). The Green Wave are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.0% (507 of 1,178) and they surrender 39.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 314th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 275 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-103 against Florida Atlantic. The Roadrunners collected 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. Florida Atlantic committed 25 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 32 shots. They were able to bury 25 of them for a rate of 78.1%. In regard to shooting from distance, UTSA knocked down 12 out of 27 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Roadrunners shot 33 for 67 from the floor which had them shooting 49.3%. The Roadrunners allowed Florida Atlantic to knock down 38 of their 73 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.1% for this game. They finished the game shooting 48.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 of 35 and ended up shooting 19 out of 29 at the charity stripe (65.5%). When it comes to how they rebounded, UTSA allowed Florida Atlantic to pull down 35 overall (10 offensive).

Jordan Ivy-Curry ended up having an impact for the Roadrunners in this contest. He made 10 of 20 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 38 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the game.

UTSA has a win-loss mark of 7-12 this year. The Roadrunners commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per contest (110th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. UTSA has earned 1,528 pts on the campaign (80.4 per contest) and they pull down 40.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Roadrunners are connecting on 42.0% from the floor, which ranks them 308th in the country.

The Roadrunners on the defensive side of the court are 360th in college hoops in PPG given up with 83.3. They are forcing 9.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (287th in D-1). The UTSA defense concedes 36.7% from downtown (163 of 444) and their opposition makes 70.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.5 assists and 38.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 343rd and 332nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulane

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