UTSA Roadrunners vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena is the site where the Florida Atlantic Owls (10-10) will attempt to defeat the UTSA Roadrunners (9-10) on Wednesday.

The UTSA Roadrunners took the court against Temple and earned the victory with a final of 88-79 in their last contest. UTSA ended the game with a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and buried 14 out of their 25 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Roadrunners made 18 of their 21 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 25 with 3 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to defense, UTSA allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 of 55 shooting. Temple earned 9 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Temple collected 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Temple ended up shooting 68.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 35 tries. They buried 5 out of their 18 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Roadrunners ended up with 21 while Temple finished the game with 19 fouls.

Primo Spears is a guy who was important in this matchup. He finished 40.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played for 39 minutes but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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UTSA heads into this matchup with a record of 9-10 this season. They have an average of 79.3 points per game (72nd in the country) while hitting 43.0% from the field. The Roadrunners are connecting on 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (191 of 531) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UTSA is pulling in 32.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 253 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 290th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Roadrunners have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 334th in D-1 in PPG allowed (78.6). The Roadrunners defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.9% (510 of 1,088) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 294th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 299 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Atlantic Owls took a loss by a final score of 77-64 when they faced North Texas. The Owls were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. North Texas committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 13 of them for a clip of 86.7%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Florida Atlantic buried 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). In all, the Owls went 22 out of 53 from the floor which had them at 41.5%. The Owls permitted North Texas to knock down 29 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.7% in the matchup. They finished 46.7% from distance by connecting on 7 of 15 and finished the contest at 12 out of 21 at the free throw line (57.1%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Florida Atlantic permitted North Texas to pull down 28 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Kaleb Glenn ended up being important for the Owls in the game. He made 6 out of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 54.5%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game.

Florida Atlantic has a win-loss mark of 10-10 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 140th in the nation. Florida Atlantic has earned 1,597 pts this year (79.9 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 16.3 times per game (47th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per contest. The Owls commit 17.5 fouls every game and they go 69.8% from the free throw line.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 319th in D-1 in points given up per game with 77.5. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (247th in D-1). The Florida Atlantic defense gives up 39.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (179 of 456) and opponents are knocking down 69.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.4 assists and 37.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 284th and 319th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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