The Florida Atlantic Owls (4-15) look to end a 10-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners (4-15) at UTSA Convocation Center. Action gets underway at 3:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 23.
The Roadrunners are hoping to rebound after their 72-56 loss to FIU on Thursday. Ryan Bowie was one of the best players for the Roadrunners, contributing 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists. The Owls are coming off a 71-56 loss to UTEP on Thursday. Jeantal Cylla had a game-high 25 points.
It will be a battle of conflicting tempos, as the fast-breaking Roadrunners (ranked 31st in the nation in possessions per game) will look to push the slow-paced Owls (280th in possessions per game).
Texas San Antonio is a small underdog, with Florida Atlantic favored by one. The Over/Under (O/U) is set at 141 points. The Roadrunners come into this game 4-15 Straight Up (SU) and 5-8 Against The Spread (ATS).
Across the court, the Owls have 4-15 SU and 6-9-2 ATS records. The Owls allow very few three-pointers on defense with 5.0 given up per game. The Owls are in for a physical game against Texas San Antonio. The Roadrunners are not afraid to send opponents to the free throw line, averaging 22.3 fouls per game.
The conference rivals will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Roadrunners were winners, moving their SU record against Florida Atlantic to 2-0. Additionally, with a 2-0 record, Texas San Antonio has the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – FlaAtl, ATS Winner – FlaAtl, O/U – Over
Notes
Texas-San Antonio is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas-San Antonio’s last 6 games.
Both Texas San Antonio and Florida Atlantic are a poor 2-4 SU against conference foes.
Texas San Antonio has an average field goal percentage of 42.3%. Florida Atlantic is an underachieving 2-11 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners attempt 21.0 three point field goals per game and the Florida Atlantic Owls attempt 19.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, both teams have losing records; Texas San Antonio is 3-10 and Florida Atlantic is 1-9.
Texas San Antonio has forced an average turnover percentage of 16.5% this season. Florida Atlantic has an abysmal 2-9 record when its TO% is 16.5% or higher.
