Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (6-7) are hosting the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-9) at UTSA Convocation Center on Tuesday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced off with UAB and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-51 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up with 9 and UAB accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from distance. UAB finished the game shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by making 10 of their 11 shots. Furthermore, UAB pulled down 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't have a block. UAB doled out 19 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Tulsa allowed 49.3% from the field on 33 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane made 7 of 13 shots for a rate of 53.8%. Tulsa finished the game having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (20 of 60) and knocked down 4 of 19 3-point shots.

Ian Smikle is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played 26 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Tulsa will play this game with a record of 6-9 on the season. They average 74.7 points per game (205th in the nation) while going 41.6% from the floor. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 31.4% on 3-pointers (132 of 421) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Tulsa is collecting 38.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 205 assists for the campaign, which ranks 195th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.9 fouls per game.

On defense, the Golden Hurricane have forced 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 169th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 188 surrendered on the year. The Golden Hurricane defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (411 of 932) and they surrender 38.2 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 33.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 255th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-63 when they faced Tulane. The Roadrunners collected 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 25 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. Tulane had 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. When discussing 3-pointers, UTSA made 5 of their 26 attempts (19.2%). Overall, the Roadrunners shot 21 out of 61 from the field which had them sitting at 34.4%. The Roadrunners permitted Tulane to make 33 out of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 63.5% in this matchup. They finished shooting 38.9% from behind the 3-point line via 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 19 of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). Regarding rebounding, UTSA permitted Tulane to collect 34 overall (2 offensive).

Raekwon Horton was important for the Roadrunners for this contest. He made 5 of 8 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and earned 9 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 assists for this game.

UTSA has a mark of 6-7 for the season. As an offensive team, the Roadrunners are shooting 42.0% from the field, which has them ranked 310th in the nation. UTSA has totaled 1,029 pts on the year (79.2 per game) and they average 35.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per game (296th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Roadrunners are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 81.9% from the charity stripe.

The UTSA defense allows 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (108 of 300) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their foul shots. They give up 15.9 dimes and 37.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 339th and 300th in those categories. The Roadrunners defensively are ranked 327th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 78.5. They are able to force 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (328th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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