East Carolina Pirates vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (10-12) host the East Carolina Pirates (12-11) at UTSA Convocation Center on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates faced off with Rice and took a loss by a final of 73-60 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Pirates ended up with 16 while Rice accumulated 16 personal fouls. They converted 7 of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. Rice shot 72.7% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 22 tries. In addition, Rice collected 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Rice distributed 13 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, East Carolina let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pirates made 14 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. East Carolina walked away from the contest with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 out of 58) and converted 2 of 18 3-point shots.

C.J. Walker is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He shot 61.5% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 35 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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East Carolina will enter this contest with a mark of 12-11 on the campaign. They cough up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a team, East Carolina is collecting 38.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 291 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 257th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are shooting 29.4% on three-point attempts (144 of 489) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.5 points per outing (150th in college) while hitting 43.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 215th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.4). The Pirates are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.5% (587 of 1,349) and they surrender 34.8 boards per contest as a group. They rank 308th in college in giving up assists with 338 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the UTSA Roadrunners went home defeated by a final of 61-60 when they played Tulane. The Roadrunners corralled 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. Tulane earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Roadrunners to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of them for a clip of 63.6%. With regard to three-point shots, UTSA buried 8 out of their 32 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Roadrunners shot 19 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.8%. The Roadrunners allowed Tulane to make 19 out of their 44 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2% in the matchup. They shot 21.7% from downtown via 5 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 21 at the charity stripe (85.7%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, UTSA permitted Tulane to collect 30 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Marcus Millender ended up being important for the Roadrunners in this contest. He earned 28 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the game. He converted 9 of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

UTSA has a mark of 10-12 this season. As an offense, the Roadrunners are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which ranks them 308th in college. UTSA has 1,695 pts for the season (77.0 per contest) and they collect 32.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 12.8 times per contest (256th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Roadrunners commit 17.7 personal fouls per game and they go 82.0% from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners defensively are ranked 315th in the country in points given up per game with 77.2. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (333rd in college). The UTSA defense allows 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (176 of 491) and opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 15.4 dimes and 37.5 total boards per game, which is 329th and 326th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTSA

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