UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Donald W. Reynolds Center is the location where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-7) will attempt to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (7-10) on Wednesday.

The UTSA Roadrunners took the court against Charlotte and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-58 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Roadrunners ended up finishing with 18 while Charlotte had 16 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 17 shots from long range. Charlotte went 63.6% at the free throw line by converting 14 of 22 attempts. On top of that, Charlotte collected 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Charlotte earned 12 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Concerning defense, UTSA allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 24 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 42 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Roadrunners converted 11 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. UTSA finished the game having earned a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 out of 60) and made 5 of their 25 three-point attempts.

Jordan Ivy-Curry is a guy who came through for the game. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and totaled 4 boards. He finished the game at 38.9% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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UTSA enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-10 on the season. They currently have an average of 79.2 pts per contest (69th in D-1) while connecting on 41.8% from the floor. The Roadrunners are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (172 of 495) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UTSA is pulling in 40.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 245 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 123rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Roadrunners are able to force 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.2% from 3-point land and they rank 352nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (80.2). The Roadrunners defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (476 of 1,086) and they relinquish 39.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are 303rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 249 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a defeat with a final score of 94-87 when they faced Tulane. The Golden Hurricane corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Tulane had 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 65.4%. In relation to three-point shots, Tulsa made 10 out of their 30 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Hurricane finished the game shooting 30 for 74 from the field which had them shooting 40.5%. The Golden Hurricane permitted Tulane to make 31 out of their 67 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 36.4% from distance by going 8 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 29 from the free throw line (82.8%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Tulsa permitted Tulane to pull down 39 overall (6 on the offensive side).

PJ Haggerty ended up being important for the Golden Hurricane in this matchup. He buried 7 of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 25 points in his 43 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists for this game.

Tulsa has a mark of 9-7 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Hurricane are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks 271st in college hoops. Tulsa has 1,221 points on the season (76.3 per game) and they pull down 37.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.4 times per contest (258th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest. The Golden Hurricane commit 17.1 fouls per game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Golden Hurricane on the defensive side of the court are 126th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (60th in the country). The Tulsa defense surrenders 29.2% on 3-point shots (105 of 360) and opponents are converting on 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 38.6 boards per contest, which ranks 105th and 320th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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