UTSA Roadrunners vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

University Credit Union Pavilion is the site where the St. Mary's Gaels (7-1) will attempt to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (3-3) on Tuesday.

The UTSA Roadrunners played Houston Christian and went home with a win by a final score of 78-71 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Roadrunners walked away with 16 and Houston Christian finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. Houston Christian went 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 22 tries. In addition, Houston Christian grabbed 26 boards (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Houston Christian doled out 15 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, UTSA let their opponent shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Roadrunners knocked down 23 of 25 tries for a rate of 92.0%. UTSA ended the contest having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 out of 53) and converted 5 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Primo Spears is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He finished the game shooting 44.0% from the field and distributed 5 dimes. He was on the court for 39 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He scored 31 points on 11 of 25 shooting.

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UTSA will play this game with a mark of 3-3 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, UTSA is grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 66 assists on the season, which is 360th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Roadrunners are connecting on 31.9% on three-point shots (53 of 166) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.5 pts per contest (158th in college basketball) while connecting on 40.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Roadrunners are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 fouls. They are ranked 153rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 93 surrendered on the year. Roadrunners defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.0% (167 of 348) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 40.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 330th in college basketball in points per game allowed (79.0).

In their last game, the St. Mary's Gaels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-64 against Arizona State. The Gaels corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Arizona State was called for 12 fouls for the game which got the Gaels to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, St. Mary's made 8 of their 17 tries (47.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Gaels went 25 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 41.7%. The Gaels permitted Arizona State to bury 28 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% in this contest. They shot 27.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 out of 18 and ended up going 7 out of 12 from the charity stripe (58.3%). When discussing attacking the glass, St. Mary's permitted Arizona State to collect 29 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Jordan Ross ended up having an impact for the Gaels in this game. He converted 6 of 15 for the game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and earned 7 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for the game.

St. Mary's has a mark of 7-1 this year. As an offense, the Gaels are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 91st in the country. St. Mary's has accounted for 619 points on the campaign (77.4 per contest) and they average 43.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.9 times per game (78th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per game. The Gaels have committed 15.3 fouls per game and they shoot 65.4% from the free throw line.

The St. Mary's defense concedes 30.7% from downtown (46 of 150) and their opposition makes 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.3 dimes and 28.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 134th and 8th in Division 1. The Gaels are ranked 25th in D-1 in points given up per game with 61.6. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (60th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Mary's

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