Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Matchup

Read on to get betting odds and analysis in our Temple vs UTSA NCAA Basketball prediction and preview and see who we think will win and cover the spread in San Antonio.

Temple vs UTSA Prediction

Looking to win big? The Owls and Roadrunners face off at 4:00 ET on ESPN+. The Roadrunners are hosting the game at UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX. Temple is favored by -3.5 in this American Athletic conference contest against UTSA. The game's over/under currently sits at 157.5 points.

Temple vs. UTSA Matchup At A Glance

Sport: NCAAB
Teams: Temple Owls at UTSA Roadrunners
Where: San Antonio at UTSA Convocation Center
Date: Saturday, January 25th
Betting Odds TEMPL -3.5, TEMPL -152 | UTSA +126 O/U 157.5

Owls Preview: Can Temple Pull Off a Road Win?

Temple Owls Recent Game/Games

Temple fell to 11-7 on the season after a 76-67 road loss to North Texas on Wednesday. The Owls entered the game as +9.5 point underdogs but managed to keep the game closer than expected.

After trailing 27-26 at halftime, Temple scored 41 points in the 2nd half but allowed 49. The total points for the game reached 143, surpassing the O/U line of 130.5.

Owls Offense Breakdown

Temple's offense struggled in their last game, shooting just 35.4% from the field and 33.3% on two-point attempts. They did connect on 41.2% of their threes, hitting 7 of 17 from deep, and made 77.8% of their free throws, going 14 for 18 at the line. The Owls managed just 6 assists as a team, but grabbed 14 offensive rebounds.

Quante Berry led the way with 24 points, shooting 53.3% from the field and 66.7% from three. Brenen Lorient added 20 points and 13 rebounds, hitting 57.1% of his shots. Zion Stanford also shot 53.8% from the field, finishing with 17 points and 6 boards.

Owls Team Defense

Even though Temple allowed 76 points, they did manage to limit the damage from beyond the arc, holding their opponent to just 3 made threes on 12 attempts, a 25% shooting performance.

Temple sent their opponent to the free-throw line 34 times, where they converted 23 of those opportunities, shooting 67% from the charity stripe.

Roadrunners Preview: Are the Roadrunners Ready for a Home Win?

UTSA Roadrunners Recent Game/Games

UTSA fell to 6-10 on the season after a narrow 81-78 road loss to UAB on Tuesday. The Roadrunners, who entered the game as +12.5 point underdogs, managed to keep things close, covering the spread.

After trailing 38-32 at halftime, UTSA put up 46 points in the second half but allowed 43. The total points for the game finished just under the O/U line of 160.5.

Roadrunners Offense Breakdown

UTSA's offense put up 78 points in their last game, shooting 39.7% from the field. They connected on 13 of 34 three-point attempts, hitting 38.2% from deep, while their effective field goal percentage was 50%. At the free-throw line, they shot 78.6%, making 11 of 14 attempts.

Primo Spears led the way with 27 points and 8 assists, shooting 43.5% from the field and 37.5% from three. Yaxel Lendeborg added 24 points and 14 rebounds, shooting 53.8% overall. Damari Monsanto hit 6 threes, finishing with 21 points and 7 rebounds.

Roadrunners Team Defense

UTSA's defense gave up 81 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 42% from the field, hitting 26 of 61 attempts. They were particularly effective inside, making 23 of 44 two-point shots for a 52% success rate.

From beyond the arc, UTSA held their opponent to just 3 made threes on 17 attempts, a 17% shooting performance. However, the other team capitalized at the free-throw line, converting 26 of 30 attempts, or 86%. UTSA also allowed 17 offensive rebounds.

Owls vs Roadrunners Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

In their last ten games away from home, the Owls have a straight up record of 3-7 while going 5-5 vs. the spread. The team averaged 72 points per game in this stretch.
In their last five home games, UTSA has averaged 80 points per game while allowing 84. The team's record in this stretch was 2-3 while going 3-2.
Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, UTSA has an ATS mark of 2-1 while going 1-2 straight up.
Against the spread, the Owls have put together of 2-3 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 4-1 straight up.