South Florida Bulls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (12-13) are on their way to UTSA Convocation Center on Wednesday where they will play the UTSA Roadrunners (10-14).

The USF Bulls took the court against Memphis and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-65 in their last contest. South Florida ended the contest having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 60) and knocked down 7 of 29 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned a total of 32 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defending, South Florida allowed the other team to go 40.3% from the field on 27 out of 67 shooting. Memphis recorded 15 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In addition, Memphis collected 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Memphis finished the contest at 56.7% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of 30 shots. They knocked down 9 of their 25 tries from distance. With respect to fouls, the Bulls ended up with 19 and Memphis recorded 15 fouls.

Brandon Stroud is one player who was a contributor in this game. He ended up walking away with 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He went 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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South Florida will enter this contest with a mark of 12-13 on the season. They currently have an average of 75.9 pts per contest (134th in the nation) while hitting 45.5% from the field. The Bulls are connecting on 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 584) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Florida is pulling down 34.3 boards per game and is sitting with 372 assists for the season, which has them ranked 104th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 267th in the country in opponents points per game (74.6). The Bulls are giving up a FG percentage of 43.3% (648 of 1,495) and they relinquish 37.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 303rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 364 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the UTSA Roadrunners took a defeat with a final score of 69-64 when they played Wichita State. When talking about rebounding, UTSA permitted Wichita State to pull down 44 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 46.7% from behind the 3-point line via 7 of 15 and ended up going 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). The Roadrunners allowed Wichita State to convert 23 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.1% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Roadrunners went 27 for 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.9%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, UTSA made 6 out of 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 4 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Wichita State was called for 11 fouls in this contest which got the Roadrunners to the free throw line for 8 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Roadrunners pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this game.

Raekwon Horton ended up being a major contributor for the Roadrunners for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the game. He made 7 out of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

UTSA has a win-loss mark of 10-14 on the year. The Roadrunners are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per contest (254th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. UTSA has tallied 1,838 points for the year (76.6 per game) and they average 32.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Roadrunners are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks them 304th in college.

The Roadrunners defensively are ranked 312th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 77.0. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (324th in the country). The UTSA defense surrenders 35.9% on 3-point attempts (189 of 526) and opponents are converting on 74.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 15.3 assists and 37.8 boards per contest, which is 327th and 335th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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