UTSA Roadrunners vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (4-19) are traveling to Minges Coliseum on Wednesday where they will go up against the East Carolina Pirates (7-16).

The UTSA Roadrunners faced off with North Texas and ended up losing by a score of 81-58 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up with 17 while North Texas totaled 15 personal fouls. They converted 4 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. North Texas finished the contest at 82.6% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of 23 attempts. On top of that, North Texas grabbed 43 boards (20 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Texas dished out 19 assists and had 14 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, UTSA allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the field on 29 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Roadrunners buried 12 of 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. UTSA wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 out of 53) and buried 2 of their 15 3-pointers.

Jamir Simpson is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 17 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He went 43.8% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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UTSA comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-19 this year. They currently have an average of 68.7 points per outing (328th in Division 1) while going 39.6% from the field. The Roadrunners are shooting 28.7% from downtown (168 of 585) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UTSA is pulling in 36.2 boards per contest and has racked up 248 dimes on the season, which ranks 358th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Roadrunners are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are 298th in D-1 in giving up assists with 367 relinquished so far this year. The Roadrunners are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (642 of 1,440) and they concede 41.3 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 34.4% on shots from downtown and they are 331st in college in PPG allowed (80.4).

The last time they took the court, the East Carolina Pirates took a loss by a final score of 81-73 when they played Temple. The Pirates collected 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this game. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. Temple earned 19 fouls for this game which got the Pirates to the free throw line for 27 tries. They were able to convert 20 of those for a rate of 74.1%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, East Carolina made 3 out of their 12 attempts (25.0%). When the game finished, the Pirates finished shooting 25 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.2%. The Pirates allowed Temple to convert 29 out of their 67 attempts from the field which had them at 43.3% for the game. They finished shooting 28.0% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, East Carolina permitted Temple to grab 33 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Jordan Riley ended up having an impact for the Pirates for the game. He buried 11 out of 24 for this game for a rate of 45.8%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He racked up 32 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 assists for the game.

East Carolina has a record of 7-16 on the year. The Pirates have committed 16.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per contest (343rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. East Carolina has earned 1,584 pts on the year (68.9 per contest) and they grab 35.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pirates are shooting 40.7% from the floor, which is ranked 348th in the nation.

The Pirates are ranked 257th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 76.6. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (251st in college). The East Carolina defense gives up 35.6% on 3-point shots (195 of 547) and their opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.6 dimes and 36.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 273rd and 271st in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTSA

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