Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (4-15) will play the Temple Owls (12-7) at UTSA Convocation Center on Saturday.

The Temple Owls faced off with Rice and notched a win by a score of 69-65 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Owls ended up with 10 and Rice totaled 14 personal fouls. They made 8 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Rice finished 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 5 of 7 shots. In addition, Rice pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rice doled out 9 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Temple allowed 45.6% from the floor on 26 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Owls buried 14 of 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Temple finished with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 out of 58) and converted 5 of their 16 3-point attempts.

Aiden Tobiason is one player who came through for this game. He finished 50.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also pulled down 3 boards. He walked away with 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Temple heads into this one with a mark of 12-7 on the campaign. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Temple is collecting 34.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 240 assists on the season, which ranks 304th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Owls are hitting 35.7% on shots from distance (136 of 381) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.4 points per game (221st in college) while going 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are able to force 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are surrendering 32.3% from beyond the arc and they are 82nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.7). The Owls are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (476 of 1,094) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a team. They are 116th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the UTSA Roadrunners took a defeat with a final score of 81-62 when they faced North Texas. The Roadrunners earned 14 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 20 in this matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. North Texas had 18 fouls for the contest which got the Roadrunners to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing three-point attempts, UTSA knocked down 6 out of 23 attempts (26.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 18 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0%. The Roadrunners permitted North Texas to make 28 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% in the game. They finished shooting 36.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 25 and finished the game at 16 of 26 at the charity stripe (61.5%). Concerning cleaning the glass, UTSA permitted North Texas to pull down 42 overall (17 on the offensive glass).

Jamir Simpson was important for the Roadrunners for the game. He knocked down 3 out of 8 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 33 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists in the game.

UTSA has a win-loss record of 4-15 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Roadrunners are shooting 38.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 363rd in college. UTSA has accounted for 1,296 pts on the season (68.2 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.2 times per contest (345th in college) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Roadrunners are committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they hit 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners on defense are ranked 313th in D-1 in points given up per game with 79.3. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (180th in college). The UTSA defense gives up 34.8% on three-point shots (187 of 537) and opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.7 assists and 41.7 rebounds every game, which is 313th and 364th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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