Free College Basketball Picks Today: University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners vs Florida Atlantic Owls 1/19/23

The No. 24 Florida Atlantic Owls (17-1, 7-0 CUSA) will be looking to build on their winning run when they are on the road to face the stumbling UTSA Roadrunners (7-12, 1-7 CUSA) on Thursday.

Florida Atlantic topped the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 76-62 at E.A. Diddle Arena on Monday, their 16th win in a row. Nick Boyd was the standout player with 16 points. The Owls remain first in Conference USA. UTSA lost their fourth in a row on Monday at UTSA Convocation Center, falling to the Rice Owls 88-81 in overtime.

Japhet Medor had 30 points in defeat to lead the team. The Roadrunners remain 11th in Conference USA. The teams are meeting for the only time this season. Florida Atlantic came out on top in the only matchup between the teams last season 73-64 at UTSA Convocation Center in January 2022.

Alijah Martin led the Owls with 16 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Ivy-Curry had 19 points in the loss.Johnell Davis (10.8 ppg), Martin (10.8), and Vladislav Goldin (10.3) are leading the Owls in scoring this season. Goldin also has grabbed 6.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Bryan Greenlee is dishing 2.3 assists per game.

Medor (13.7 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Roadrunners’ offense. Medor also has distributed 3.8 assists per game. Jacob Germany has posted 6.7 rebounds per game. Florida Atlantic is 10-0 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +12.8 (75.6-62.8).

UTSA has a 2-8 record over the last 10, allowing 79.4 points per game on average while scoring only 68.1 (-11.3 margin). The Roadrunners are averaging 68.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 74.5.

OWLS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Johnell Davis: 25.0 | 16.8 | +8.2
Points per game:
Johnell Davis: 18.6 | 10.8 | +7.8
Michael Forrest: 6.2 | 8.7 | -2.5
Assists per game:
Jalen Gaffney: 3.0 | 2.3 | +0.7

ROADRUNNERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Addo-Ankrah: 0.0 | 6.6 | -6.6
Rebounds per game:
DJ Richards: 6.2 | 4.5 | +1.7
Jacob Germany: 5.0 | 6.7 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Japhet Medor: 2.4 | 3.8 | -1.4

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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.