UTSA Roadrunners vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 3/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPNU

Dickies Arena is the site where the East Carolina Pirates (18-13) will take on the UTSA Roadrunners (12-18) on Thursday.

The UTSA Roadrunners faced off with Charlotte and notched a win by a score of 83-80 in their last contest. UTSA ended the game having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 of 57) and buried 10 of 20 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Roadrunners made 13 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists for this game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding the defense, UTSA allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 26 of 52 shooting. Charlotte distributed 13 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Moreover, Charlotte collected 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Charlotte finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 24 shots. They also converted 12 of their 29 tries from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Roadrunners ended up finishing with 22 while Charlotte racked up 18 fouls.

Marcus Millender is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He finished 46.2% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes. He played for 40 minutes played and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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UTSA will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-18 so far this year. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, UTSA is pulling in 32.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 383 assists this season, which is 288th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Roadrunners are connecting on 36.0% on shots from downtown (300 of 833) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They average 77.1 points per outing (93rd in Division 1) while connecting on 42.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Roadrunners are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 283rd in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 452 surrendered on the campaign. The Roadrunners defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (780 of 1,675) and they concede 37.8 boards per game as a unit. They concede 36.0% on shots from distance while they are 316th in D-1 in PPG allowed (77.1).

In their last game, the East Carolina Pirates walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-53 when they faced Florida Atlantic. The Pirates were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. Florida Atlantic committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, East Carolina converted 2 of 15 attempts (13.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Pirates shot 17 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.3%. The Pirates allowed Florida Atlantic to convert 28 of their 63 attempts from the field which had them at 44.4% for the matchup. They finished 37.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 10 out of 27 and ended up going 15 out of 16 at the free throw line (93.8%). With respect to attacking the glass, East Carolina allowed Florida Atlantic to pull down 44 in all (12 offensive).

Jordan Riley ended up being a major contributor for the Pirates for this game. He totaled 18 points in his 29 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 7 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

East Carolina has a record of 18-13 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pirates are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 238th in D-1. East Carolina has accounted for 2,355 points on the year (76.0 per game) and they grab 37.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per contest (221st in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. The Pirates have committed 15.6 fouls per contest and they go 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Pirates are ranked 227th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 73.4. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (211th in the country). The East Carolina defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (245 of 647) and their opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.5 dimes and 34.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 288th and 190th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take East Carolina

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