UTSA vs Florida Atlantic Prediction 1/29/25 College Basketball Picks

The UTSA Roadrunners and the FAU Owls meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Baldwin Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UTSA vs. FAU prediction.

UTSA Recap

The UTSA Roadrunners come into this game looking to build on their 88-79 win over Temple last time out to improve to 9-10 on the year. After this game, UTSA will head on the road to take on North Texas.

Roadrunners Looking For Road Upset

Primo Spears leads the Roadrunners in scoring and assists with 21.1 PPG and 3.9 APG while Marcus Millender has 12.3 PPG with 3.3 APG this season. Raekwon Horton has 11.8 PPG with 6.2 RPG while Tai’Reon Joseph has 11.2 PPG and Damari Monsanto has 11 PPG with 3.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UTSA so far this season. Jonnivius Smith also has 7.3 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG as well on the year to lead the Roadrunners on the glass. As a team, UTSA is averaging 79.3 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 36% from three, and 82.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the UTSA Roadrunners will win

• Florida Atlantic has lost three of its last four games.
• The road team has won three of the last four games between UTSA and Florida Atlantic.

FAU Recap

The FAU Owls come into this game looking to bounce back from a 77-64 loss to North Texas last time out to sit at 10-10 on the year. After this game, FAU will welcome USF to town.

Owls Lose 3 Of Last 4

Tre Carroll leads the Owls in scoring with 12.4 PPG and 5.2 RPG while Kaleb Glenn has 12.4 PPG with 4.5 RPG on the year. Baba Miller has 11 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Owls on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for FAU so far this year. Leland Walker has 9.6 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead FAU in assists while Matas Vokietaitis has 8.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG. KyKy Tandy also has 9.1 PPG while Ken Evans Jr. has 7.7 PPG and 2.5 APG as well on the year. As a team, FAU is averaging 79.9 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three, and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win

• UTSA has lost each of its last seven away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Florida Atlantic has won 35 of its last 38 games at Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

UTSA vs. FAU Prediction

I’m with UTSA and the points here. I get why FAU would be favored at home in this one, but this is an FAU team that’s had some real issues covering point spreads in their recent games. UTSA has been thriving in the underdog role in some of their recent games, and I think that FAU could be flirting with danger in this game. In the end, I think FAU wins, but I think that UTSA covers the points so give me the Roadrunners here.