UTSA vs Western Kentucky College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/11/21

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and UTSA Roadrunners meet Thursday in the college basketball C-USA Quarterfinal at the Ford Center At The Star.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers look for a win after winning eight of their last 10 games. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are averaging 73.9 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 68.5 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Charles Bassey is averaging 17.6 points and 11.8 rebounds while Taveion Hollingsworth is averaging 14.3 points and 3.7 rebounds. Josh Anderson is grabbing 4.1 rebounds and Luke Frampton is dishing 1.3 assists. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78.1 percent from the free throw line. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are allowing 36 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.

The UTSA Roadrunners look for another win after beating Charlotte on Wednesday. The UTSA Roadrunners are averaging 79.6 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 73.5 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Jhivvan Jackson is averaging 20.7 points and four rebounds while Keaton Wallace is averaging 16.1 points and 5.5 rebounds. Jacob Germany is the third double-digit scorer and Eric Parrish is dishing 2.2 assists. The UTSA Roadrunners are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The UTSA Roadrunners are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game.

Will update with trends once they’re released.  

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are the better team and are going to be favored, but they’re just 10-14 against the spread and are winning their last five games by an average of 4.4 points. The UTSA Roadrunners beat Charlotte yesterday, and they’re winning their last five games by an average of 22.2 points while shooting 52.1 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three. UTSA are on fire right now. I have to grab the points here.