UTSA vs Bethune-Cookman 12/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (4-6) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (5-5)
December 18, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: UTSA Roadrunners -5.5 / Bethune-Cookman Wildcats +5.5; Over/Under: +139.5
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The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and the UTSA Roadrunners meet in college basketball action from the UTSA Convocation Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will look to bounce back from a 77-65 loss to Incarnate Word last time out. Zion Harmon leads Bethune-Cookman in scoring and assists with 13 PPG and 3 APG while Marcus Garrett has 12 PPG with 5.1RPG and Kevin Davis has 10 PPG with 4.6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Bethune-Cookman so far this season. Dylan Robertson also has a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Wildcats in rebounding this season. As a team, Bethune-Cookman is averaging 65.7 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 71.4% from the foul line this season.
The UTSA Roadrunners will try to bounce back after a 91-70 loss to Utah last time out. Jacob Germany leads UTSA with 12.1 PPG and 7.6 RPG to lead UTSA on the glass and in scoring while Japhet Medor has 11.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Roadrunners in and to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for UTSA so far this season. As a team, UTSA is averaging 68.4 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three and 69.2% from the foul line this season.
Bethune-Cookman is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning home record and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games following an ATS loss. UTSA is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a loss while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games after allowing 90 points or more in the previous game.
I get the case to be made for either side here, but I’m going to back the over. These are two teams that have some serious issues on the defensive side of the ball and it’s really contributed to these two teams playing in some high-scoring games in recent memory. This total’s about 8 or 9 points too light. Give me the over here.
