UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (6-6) are en route to Devlin Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Tulane Green Wave (7-7).

The UTSA Roadrunners stepped onto the hardwood against Army and took a loss by a score of 78-75 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up walking away with 16 and Army had 15 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 28 shots from three-point range. Army finished the game shooting 78.6% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Army totaled 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Army earned 15 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, UTSA allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 28 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the game in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Roadrunners converted 18 of 21 tries for a rate of 85.7%. UTSA finished the contest with a 41.7% FG percentage (25 out of 60) and buried 7 out of their 25 three-point attempts.

Primo Spears is one player who came through in this game. He shot 37.5% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 38 mins played and also collected 9 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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UTSA will play this game with a win-loss mark of 6-6 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, UTSA is pulling down 36.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 149 dimes so far this year, which ranks 334th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Roadrunners are connecting on 34.0% on 3-pointers (115 of 338) and 82.4% from the free throw line. They average 80.5 points per game (83rd in college) while hitting 42.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Roadrunners are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 14.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.8% on three-point shots while they are 315th in college in PPG from their opponents (77.3). The Roadrunners defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (320 of 704) and they surrender 37.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 229th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 182 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tulane Green Wave got the win with a final of 83-68 when they played Charlotte. With respect to rebounds, Tulane permitted Charlotte to collect 36 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 26.1% from distance by shooting 6 out of 23 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Green Wave allowed Charlotte to make 22 out of their 55 attempts from the field which had them at 40.0% for this contest. Overall, the Green Wave walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Tulane knocked down 8 out of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 67.7%. Charlotte was called for 19 fouls in this game which got the Green Wave to the free throw line for a total of 31 tries. They gave up possession 7 times, while getting 13 steals for the contest. The Green Wave snagged 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest.

Kaleb Banks pitched in for the Green Wave for the matchup. He buried 7 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Tulane has a record of 7-7 so far this season. The Green Wave commit 18.1 fouls per game and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (130th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. Tulane has accounted for 1,058 points for the year (75.6 per game) and they pull in 38.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Green Wave are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 301st in the country.

The Green Wave defensively are ranked 86th in the nation in PPG given up with 67.2. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (18th in the country). The Tulane defense gives up 30.4% from downtown (106 of 349) and their opponents are connecting on 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.6 assists and 36.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 219th and 269th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UTSA

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