UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Reynolds Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-15) are welcoming the UTSA Roadrunners (10-14) at Reynolds Center on Saturday.

The UTSA Roadrunners stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and took a loss by a score of 69-64 in their last contest. UTSA walked away from the game with a 40.9% FG percentage (27 out of 66) and made 6 out of their 24 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Roadrunners converted 4 of 8 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected a total of 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to the defense, UTSA allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 23 out of 56 shooting. Wichita State earned 11 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Wichita State grabbed 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wichita State ended up shooting 69.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 23 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 15 tries from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Roadrunners ended up finishing with 16 while Wichita State racked up 11 fouls.

Raekwon Horton is one guy who was important for this game. He finished the game at 58.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played for 38 minutes played and also snagged 10 boards. He was able to score 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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UTSA enters this one with a record of 10-14 on the year. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.8 fouls every game. As a unit, UTSA is collecting 32.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 307 dimes so far this year, which is 268th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Roadrunners are connecting on 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (229 of 654) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.6 points per contest (113th in the nation) while going 42.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Roadrunners are able to force 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 310th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 366 surrendered this year. The Roadrunners are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.5% (627 of 1,347) and they relinquish 37.8 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are 312th in the nation in PPG allowed (77.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane got the win with a final of 80-74 against Temple. The Golden Hurricane were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. Temple was called for 12 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.8%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Tulsa converted 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Hurricane finished shooting 31 for 58 from the field which had them sitting at 53.4%. The Golden Hurricane allowed Temple to make 25 of their 59 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 42.4% in this game. They finished 29.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Tulsa allowed Temple to get 32 overall (8 offensive).

Keaston Willis ended up being important for the Golden Hurricane in this game. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Tulsa has a mark of 10-15 on the season. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 65.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per contest (166th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. Tulsa has totaled 1,817 pts on the year (72.7 per game) and they average 37.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which is ranked 275th in the nation.

The Golden Hurricane on the defensive side of the court are 251st in the country in points given up per game with 74.0. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (243rd in college). The Tulsa defense concedes 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 516) and their opponents are connecting on 68.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 36.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 175th and 309th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTSA

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