The Southern Utah Thunderbirds welcome the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners to Centrum Arena for their home opener. The game starts at 9:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The Thunderbirds lost big to UNLV 84-64 on Wednesday. Casey Oliverson had a good game for Southern Utah, finishing with nine points, 10 rebounds, and one assist. The Roadrunners, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their awful 103-78 loss at the hands of Creighton on Tuesday. Texas San Antonio lost despite the best efforts of Ryan Bowie, who recorded his first double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Southern Utah, a six-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Texas San Antonio. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 152 points. The Thunderbirds enter the game with records of 0-2 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Southern Utah is excellent from the perimeter, shooting an impressive .450 from three-point range.
In the other locker room, Texas San Antonio has a SU record of 0-3 and an ATS record of 1-2.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Texas San Antonio came out on top, bringing its SU record to 1-0 over the Roadrunners. With a 1-0 record, the Thunderbirds also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – SoUt, ATS Winner – SoUt, O/U – Over
Notes
Southern Utah is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games.
Southern Utah is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Texas San Antonio lost its last game by a 25-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Southern Utah is 0-1. Texas San Antonio is 0-2 in blowouts this season.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds average a field goal percentage of 44.1% this season. The Texas San Antonio Roadrunners are a winless 0-3 when opponents have a FG% of 44.1% or greater.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Southern Utah is 183rd and 140th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Texas San Antonio is 279th and 265th in these categories.
On average, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds make 3.0 steals per game. The Texas San Antonio Roadrunners are winless at 0-3 when they allow 3 or more steals.
