Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 3/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (13-16) are en route to UTSA Convocation Center on Sunday where they will play the UTSA Roadrunners (10-17).

The Rice Owls faced Memphis and took a loss by a final of 84-72 in their last game. Rice finished the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and made 5 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Owls converted 19 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 79.2%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With regard to defense, Rice allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 32 out of 65 shooting. Memphis totaled 15 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In addition, Memphis collected 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Memphis finished the game shooting 78.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 23 shots. They made 2 of 13 shots from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 20 and Memphis had 20 personal fouls.

Caden Powell is someone who came through in the game. He ended up scoring 19 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Rice comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-16 for the campaign. They average 71.5 points per game (257th in college) while shooting 42.6% from the field. The Owls are shooting 34.4% on 3-pointers (218 of 633) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Rice is grabbing 38.3 boards per game and has racked up 345 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 285th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Owls are forcing 9.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 fouls. They rank 81st in college in allowing assists with 338 surrendered on the year. The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (705 of 1,679) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 32.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 131st in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the UTSA Roadrunners took a loss by a final score of 96-89 against East Carolina. The Roadrunners were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. East Carolina committed 16 fouls for this contest which took the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. In terms of three-point shots, UTSA converted 13 out of 27 attempts (48.1%). When the game finished, the Roadrunners shot 31 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 47.0%. The Roadrunners allowed East Carolina to make 30 out of 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 52.6% in this matchup. They finished 56.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 34 at the free throw line (79.4%). In reference to cleaning the glass, UTSA permitted East Carolina to grab 30 in total (7 offensive).

Primo Spears was important for the Roadrunners in the game. He converted 8 of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.1%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 41 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for the game.

UTSA has a record of 10-17 so far this year. As an offense, the Roadrunners are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which is 320th in the country. UTSA has totaled 2,076 points on the season (76.9 per contest) and they grab 32.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per contest (259th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Roadrunners are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.3% from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners are ranked 320th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 77.8. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (331st in college). The UTSA defense allows 36.3% on 3-point attempts (211 of 581) and opponents are connecting on 74.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 15.3 assists and 37.6 total boards per game, which ranks 328th and 335th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTSA

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