UTSA Roadrunners vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Troy Trojans

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (1-2) are headed to Trojan Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Troy Trojans (3-2).

The UTSA Roadrunners played Little Rock and took a loss by a score of 81-64 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Roadrunners ended up with 16 while Little Rock had 19 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 18 shots from 3-point range. Little Rock finished the contest at 70.0% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 20 attempts. In addition, Little Rock snagged 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Little Rock recorded 21 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, UTSA allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the field on 29 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 36 with 16 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Roadrunners converted 20 of their 27 tries for a rate of 74.1%. UTSA walked away from the contest with a 30.0% FG percentage (18 of 60) and converted 8 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Primo Spears is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 31.3% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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UTSA comes into this game with a record of 1-2 on the season. They currently have an average of 79.7 pts per contest (153rd in the nation) while hitting 38.1% from the floor. The Roadrunners are shooting 28.7% on 3-pointers (25 of 87) and 83.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UTSA is grabbing 35.0 boards per game and is sitting with 34 assists on the year, which has them ranked 363rd in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 13.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Roadrunners are able to force 20.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are giving up 43.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 335th in the country in points per game allowed (81.0). Roadrunners are giving up a shooting percentage of 51.1% (92 of 180) and they concede 39.0 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 118th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 52 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Troy Trojans took home the win by a final score of 84-65 when they played West Georgia. The Trojans were able to corral 14 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 24 for the game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. West Georgia committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Trojans to the free throw line for 27 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Troy made 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Trojans finished the game shooting 25 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. The Trojans permitted West Georgia to knock down 28 out of 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.9% for this contest. They shot 30.8% from three-point range by hitting 4 of 13 and ended up going 5 out of 6 from the free throw line (83.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Troy allowed West Georgia to pull down 26 in total (12 offensive).

Jackson Fields ended up being a major contributor for the Trojans in this game. He made 2 out of 4 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 15 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

Troy has a mark of 3-2 this season. The Trojans have committed 17.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per game (148th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 17.0 times per game. Troy has totaled 356 pts so far this year (71.2 per contest) and they snag 37.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trojans are shooting 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 222nd in the nation.

The Trojans are ranked 155th in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (224th in D-1). The Troy defense concedes 29.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (28 of 95) and their opposition makes 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.6 dimes and 33.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 280th and 135th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTSA

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