Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

UTSA Convocation Center is where the UTSA Roadrunners (8-10) will attempt to defeat the Temple Owls (12-6) on Saturday.

The Temple Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Tulane and walked away with a win by a score of 80-77 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 9 and Tulane totaled 15 fouls. They also converted 12 of 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Tulane shot 58.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 12 shots. On top of that, Tulane had 17 rebounds (6 offensive, 11 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tulane earned 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Temple allowed the other team to shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Owls buried 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Temple walked away from the contest with a 56.6% FG percentage (30 out of 53) and buried 6 of their 16 3-point attempts.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. is a player who played a role for the matchup. He racked up 32 points on 12 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up going 75.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Temple comes into this one with a win-loss record of 12-6 for the season. They average 79.5 points per contest (73rd in the nation) while hitting 45.5% from the field. The Owls are shooting 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (127 of 352) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Temple is collecting 38.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 205 assists for the season, which is 345th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are ranked 246th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 261 surrendered for the year. The Owls are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (479 of 1,133) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a team. They give up 32.9% on shots from distance and they are 271st in college in points per game allowed (74.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UTSA Roadrunners took a defeat with a final score of 81-78 when they played UAB. The Roadrunners recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 28 for the matchup. They also turned it over 5 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. UAB committed 10 personal fouls in this game which took the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.6%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, UTSA buried 13 of their 34 attempts (38.2%). Overall, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 27 for 68 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Roadrunners permitted UAB to convert 26 out of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% for the game. They went 17.6% from downtown by shooting 3 of 17 and ended up going 26 of 30 from the free throw line (86.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, UTSA permitted UAB to collect 40 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Primo Spears ended up being a factor for the Roadrunners for the matchup. He made 10 out of 23 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He totaled 27 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 8 dimes in this matchup.

UTSA has a mark of 8-10 this year. The Roadrunners commit 17.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 82.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (240th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. UTSA has scored 1,419 points for the season (78.8 per game) and they pull in 33.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Roadrunners are shooting 42.5% from the floor, which is ranked 298th in the country.

The Roadrunners on the defensive side of the court are 330th in college in points allowed per game with 78.6. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (336th in college). The UTSA defense allows 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (149 of 405) and their opposition knocks down 73.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 16.1 dimes and 37.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 344th and 331st in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTSA

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