UTSA Roadrunners vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado Buffaloes (8-1) will take on the UTSA Roadrunners (4-5) at CU Events Center on Saturday.

The UTSA Roadrunners played Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 97-55 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up with 17 and Alabama accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of their 57 attempts from downtown. Alabama walked away from this one shooting 85.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of 20 tries. On top of that, Alabama snagged 55 rebounds (17 offensive, 38 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Alabama distributed 22 dimes and had 15 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, UTSA let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the floor on 32 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Roadrunners made 7 of 16 shots for a rate of 43.8%. UTSA walked away from the game with a 32.8% FG percentage (20 out of 61) and made 8 of 33 shots from 3-point land.

Jamir Simpson is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and collected 7 boards. He ended up going 41.2% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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UTSA will play this game with a win-loss mark of 4-5 so far this season. They turn it over 11.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls per game. As a unit, UTSA is collecting 42.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 104 assists so far this year, which ranks 343rd in the country in terms of passing. The Roadrunners are shooting 29.3% from downtown (75 of 256) and 63.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.6 points per game (291st in the nation) while hitting 39.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Roadrunners are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 28.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 133rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.1). The Roadrunners defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.1% (214 of 561) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 84th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 110 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes went home defeated by a final of 91-86 against Colorado State. The Buffaloes corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. Colorado State had 12 personal fouls for this contest which got the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 7 of the free throws for a rate of 53.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Colorado buried 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). When all was said and done, the Buffaloes ended up going 36 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 62.1%. The Buffaloes allowed Colorado State to convert 30 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.6% for the game. They wrapped up this game 51.4% from distance by shooting 18 of 35 and finished the contest at 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). In relation to rebounding, Colorado allowed Colorado State to grab 22 overall (3 offensive).

Alon Michaeli ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He made 8 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Colorado has a record of 8-1 on the year. The Buffaloes commit 17.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 74.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.1 times per contest (57th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.3 times per game. Colorado has totaled 796 points this year (88.4 per contest) and they average 36.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buffaloes are shooting 52.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the country.

The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 283rd in college in PPG surrendered with 78.4. They are able to force 10.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (286th in the country). The Colorado defense surrenders 38.3% on three-point shots (79 of 206) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 30.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 95th and 40th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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