UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 2/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTSA Roadrunners vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (5-21) are en route to Reynolds Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (21-6).

The UTSA Roadrunners faced Florida Atlantic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-52 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Roadrunners left the arena with 16 and Florida Atlantic racked up 14 personal fouls. They converted 4 of 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Florida Atlantic finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 18 attempts. On top of that, Florida Atlantic totaled 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida Atlantic recorded 11 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. With respect to defense, UTSA allowed the other team to go 36.7% from the floor on 22 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 45 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Roadrunners made 6 of 12 shots for a rate of 50.0%. UTSA wrapped up the contest with a 30.8% field goal percentage (20 of 65) and converted 6 of their 26 shots from downtown.

Baboucarr Njie is one player who came through in this contest. He ended up with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played for 32 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He ended up going 69.2% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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UTSA enters this one with a win-loss mark of 5-21 on the season. They have an average of 68.9 pts per contest (329th in college hoops) while shooting 39.5% from the field. The Roadrunners are hitting 28.9% on 3-point shots (192 of 664) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UTSA is snagging 36.6 boards per game and has 282 dimes for the season, which is 354th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Roadrunners are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They rank 312th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 411 surrendered on the year. The Roadrunners are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.6% (724 of 1,624) and they concede 41.2 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 331st in the country in points per game allowed (79.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took home the win by a final score of 79-74 when they faced Charlotte. The Golden Hurricane were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Charlotte was called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.2%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Tulsa converted 18 out of 41 tries (43.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Hurricane went 24 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. The Golden Hurricane permitted Charlotte to bury 28 of their 55 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 50.9% for the contest. They finished 39.3% from downtown by connecting on 11 out of 28 and finished the game at 7 of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Tulsa allowed Charlotte to collect 26 in total (4 offensive).

Miles Barnstable pitched in for the Golden Hurricane in this matchup. He recorded 25 points in his 35 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He converted 9 of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Tulsa has a mark of 21-6 on the year. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 38th in the country. Tulsa has tallied 2,305 points on the year (85.4 per contest) and they collect 37.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.1 times per game (113th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest. The Golden Hurricane commit 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Tulsa defense surrenders 32.9% on three-point shots (216 of 657) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.7 assists and 31.9 boards every game, which is 125th and 50th in college hoops. The Golden Hurricane on defense are ranked 157th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 73.0. They have forced 10.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (110th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UTSA

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