Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (5-20) will compete against the Florida Atlantic Owls (14-12) at UTSA Convocation Center on Wednesday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls took the court against South Florida and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-81 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Owls ended up with 11 while South Florida recorded 13 personal fouls. They buried 10 of their 24 tries from 3-point land. South Florida ended up shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 17 shots. Additionally, South Florida had 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Florida recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Florida Atlantic allowed 42.5% from the floor on 31 of 73 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for this game as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Owls made 9 of 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. Florida Atlantic ended the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (32 out of 69) and made 8 of their 25 three-point attempts.

Devin Vanterpool is a player who was a contributor for the game. He shot 52.9% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic enters this one with a mark of 14-12 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 39.4 boards per game and has accounted for 356 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 208th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 33.2% on shots from downtown (218 of 657) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 81.0 points per game (80th in the nation) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are 79th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 314 conceded on the year. The Owls defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (674 of 1,559) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 226th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the UTSA Roadrunners got the victory with a final of 88-79 when they played Charlotte. The Roadrunners pulled down 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 2 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Charlotte committed 18 fouls for the game which took the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to bury 18 of them for a percentage of 90.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, UTSA converted 8 out of their 23 attempts (34.8%). Overall, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 31 for 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Roadrunners permitted Charlotte to bury 29 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.9% for this game. They finished 42.4% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 33 and ended up shooting 7 of 13 from the charity stripe (53.8%). When discussing rebounding, UTSA allowed Charlotte to snag 31 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Jamir Simpson was important for the Roadrunners in this contest. He scored 20 points in his 39 mins of playing time and added 7 assists in this game. He made 6 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds.

UTSA has a mark of 5-20 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Roadrunners are connecting on 39.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 359th in the nation. UTSA has scored 1,739 points on the season (69.6 per game) and they grab 36.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.0 times per contest (350th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Roadrunners are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per game while shooting 69.1% from the free throw line.

The UTSA defense gives up 34.5% on three-point shots (235 of 682) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 16.0 assists and 41.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 328th and 364th in D-1. The Roadrunners on defense are ranked 336th in D-1 in points given up per game with 80.6. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (239th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTSA

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