UAB Blazers vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN

The UAB Blazers (7-5) are headed to UTSA Convocation Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the UTSA Roadrunners (6-7).

The UAB Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against Drake and earned the victory with a final of 79-78 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Blazers walked away with 13 while Drake accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 19 tries from three-point range. Drake finished the contest at 100.0% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 12 tries. On top of that, Drake collected 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Drake totaled 15 assists and had 5 steals for this game. With respect to defending, UAB allowed 47.6% from the field on 30 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Blazers converted 17 of 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. UAB walked away from the contest having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 of 53) and buried 8 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Javian Davis is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished with 15 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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UAB heads into this one with a record of 7-5 this year. They have an average of 76.4 pts per game (146th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.7% from the field. The Blazers are shooting 29.3% on 3-pointers (65 of 222) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, UAB is pulling down 37.8 boards per game and has accounted for 153 assists on the season, which ranks 251st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blazers are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 260th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 169 relinquished so far this year. The Blazers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (328 of 722) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 282nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (75.2).

For their last game, the UTSA Roadrunners went home victorious with a score of 103-89 when they played Prairie View A&M. In reference to rebounding, UTSA permitted Prairie View A&M to snag 33 in all (13 offensive). They finished 31.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Roadrunners allowed Prairie View A&M to make 34 out of their 73 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Roadrunners shot 31 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 55.4%. Regarding shots from downtown, UTSA converted 12 out of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 29 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.4%. Prairie View A&M was called for 23 personal fouls for the contest which got the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 37 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. The Roadrunners pulled down 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the game.

Jordan Ivy-Curry ended up being a factor for the Roadrunners in this game. He racked up 22 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 8 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

UTSA has a record of 6-7 so far this season. The Roadrunners have committed 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (130th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. UTSA has totaled 1,023 points for the year (78.7 per contest) and they pull in 40.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Roadrunners are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 298th in the country.

The Roadrunners are ranked 338th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 79.2. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (215th in college hoops). The UTSA defense allows 33.1% on 3-point shots (96 of 290) and opponents are making 69.3% of their foul shots. They concede 14.3 assists and 39.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 290th and 338th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UAB

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