UAB at UTSA: 2/24/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction

The Roadrunners are averaging 68 points per game on 39.1% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 73.1 points per game. They are shooting 68% from the free throw line. 

The UAB Blazers are coming off of a 1 point loss against North Texas in their last time out. Jordan Walker had 17 points for the Blazers. Tavin Lovan added 12 points. KJ Buffen had seven rebounds and four blocks. Quan Jackson tied a career high with 10 rebounds plus 5 points in the loss.

The UAB Blazers are led in scoring by Jordan Walker who averages 19.2 points and 2.5 rebounds for this team. Quan Jackson averages 11.9 points and 5.5 rebounds a game for this team. KJ Buffen is the third leading scorer for the Blazers as he averages 10.4 points a game for this team.

The Blazers are averaging 80.5 points per game on 46.7% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 64.9 points per game. They are shooting 73.4% from the free throw line.

UAB likely gets the win here, but this is too many points to lay with the Blazers who have no motivation here. The Blazers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The Roadrunners are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up loss and are 37-18-1 ATS in their last 56 home games. I’ll back the home team here with all the points.