North Texas Mean Green vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (12-4) are hitting the road to UTSA Convocation Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the UTSA Roadrunners (8-8).

The North Texas Mean Green stepped onto the hardwood against East Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 69-60 in their last contest. North Texas finished with a 45.7% FG percentage (21 of 46) and made 8 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Mean Green buried 19 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to defense, North Texas allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 24 of 53 shooting. East Carolina distributed 18 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. On top of that, East Carolina pulled down 21 boards (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. East Carolina went 40.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 10 tries. They buried 8 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Mean Green ended up with 12 while East Carolina recorded 18 fouls.

Atin Wright is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished the game at 40.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 34 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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North Texas heads into this contest with a record of 12-4 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.1 fouls every game. As a team, North Texas is grabbing 32.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 168 assists this season, which has them ranked 358th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mean Green are shooting 36.8% on three-point attempts (119 of 323) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.2 points per game (307th in Division 1) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mean Green are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They rank 12th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 160 relinquished on the campaign. The Mean Green defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.1% (314 of 745) and they surrender 27.9 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 33.1% on 3-pointers and they are 5th in college hoops in points per game allowed (58.8).

For their last game, the UTSA Roadrunners walked away with a victory by a final of 90-84 against Rice. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, UTSA allowed Rice to grab 34 in total (8 offensive). They went 38.5% from distance by connecting on 10 of 26 and ended up shooting 22 of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Roadrunners permitted Rice to make 26 of their 50 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.0% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Roadrunners shot 30 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, UTSA buried 13 out of their 31 tries (41.9%). They were able to make 17 of those for a rate of 94.4%. Rice earned 20 personal fouls in this contest which took the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They turned it over 5 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Roadrunners corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this game.

Primo Spears ended up being a major contributor for the Roadrunners for the matchup. He recorded 26 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes in the matchup. He made 8 of 20 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

UTSA has a mark of 8-8 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Roadrunners are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which is 282nd in the country. UTSA has accumulated 1,284 pts on the campaign (80.3 per game) and they average 34.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (237th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Roadrunners commit 17.8 fouls every game and they hit 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Roadrunners are ranked 332nd in the nation in PPG given up with 78.8. They have forced 15.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (340th in college hoops). The UTSA defense gives up 37.1% on 3-point attempts (137 of 369) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 16.4 dimes and 37.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 349th and 309th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTSA

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