UTSA Roadrunners vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN

The North Texas Mean Green (14-11) will try to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (8-19) at The Super Pit on Saturday.

The UTSA Roadrunners took the court against South Florida and went home with a loss by a final score of 66-61 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up with 19 and South Florida recorded 15 personal fouls. They made 4 of their 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. South Florida went 69.6% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 23 attempts. Furthermore, South Florida pulled down 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. South Florida doled out 13 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, UTSA allowed the other team to go 37.1% from the field on 23 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Roadrunners converted 12 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. UTSA ended the game with a 29.4% field goal percentage (20 out of 68) and made 9 of 32 three-point shots.

Christian Tucker is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 36.4% from the floor and also earned 6 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes and totaled 2 boards. He left the arena with 15 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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UTSA enters this game with a mark of 8-19 this year. They average 78.1 points per game (73rd in the country) while going 41.0% from the field. The Roadrunners are shooting 33.1% on shots from distance (259 of 783) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a team, UTSA is snagging 40.3 rebounds per game and has 375 dimes this year, which ranks 125th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Roadrunners are forcing their opponents into 9.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are conceding 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 362nd in the nation in PPG allowed (82.8). The Roadrunners are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (781 of 1,722) and they concede 38.6 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 353rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 424 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a final score of 71-62 when they faced UAB. The Mean Green were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. UAB earned 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, North Texas made 4 out of 18 tries (22.2%). Overall, the Mean Green finished the game shooting 25 out of 60 from the field which had them sitting at 41.7%. The Mean Green allowed UAB to knock down 21 of their 49 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.9% in this matchup. They finished 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 3 out of 12 and finished the contest at 26 out of 31 from the free throw line (83.9%). In reference to team rebounding, North Texas allowed UAB to grab 36 in all (11 offensive).

Jason Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Mean Green for the contest. He buried 11 out of 21 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.4%, and earned 4 rebounds. He recorded 29 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the contest.

North Texas has a record of 14-11 so far this year. The Mean Green are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per game (336th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. North Texas has accumulated 1,686 pts on the campaign (67.4 per contest) and they pull down 35.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mean Green are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks 272nd in the nation.

The North Texas defense allows 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (144 of 469) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 9.5 assists and 32.6 boards per contest, which ranks 6th and 62nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Mean Green on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 61.1. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (12th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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