UTSA vs Merrimack Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/27/24

The UTSA Roadrunners and Merrimack Warriors meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Trojan Arena. Here’s a UTSA vs Merrimack Prediction. This article will include a UTSA vs Merrimack Pick.

UTSA Roadrunners Betting Preview

The UTSA Roadrunners lost to Little Rock and Troy, and they play Houston Christian, Saint Mary’s, and Arkansas next. The UTSA Roadrunners are averaging 77.8 points on 39.3 percent shooting and allowing 82.3 points on 51.9 percent shooting. Primo Spears is averaging 20.5 points and 1.5 rebounds, while Marcus Millender is averaging 12.3 points and 3.3 rebounds. Damari Monsanto is the third double-digit scorer and Raekwon Horton is dishing 0.7 assists. The UTSA Roadrunners are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 83.5 percent from the free throw line. The UTSA Roadrunners are allowing 46.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game.

Merrimack Warriors Betting Preview

The Merrimack Warriors lost to Butler and UMass Lowell, and they play Troy, Canisius, and Niagara next. The Merrimack Warriors are averaging 56.8 points on 37.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Adam Clark is averaging 18.5 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Sean Trumper is averaging 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Matt Becht is dishing 0.8 assists and Devon Savage is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Merrimack Warriors are shooting 22.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Merrimack Warriors are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.2 rebounds per game.

Why the Merrimack Warriors will win

• UTSA has lost six of its last seven games against non-conference opponents.
• UTSA has lost the first half in 16 of its last 20 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

UTSA vs Merrimack Prediction

Neither team has done much winning, but the Merrimack Warriors have been a lot more competitive against better teams, and they’ve managed to cover 3 games. The UTSA Roadrunners have yet to cover a game this season, and they’ve been getting drilled on the defensive side. The Merrimack Warriors haven’t shown much life on the offensive side, but this is a game where things can flip given how bad UTSA has been defensively. The UTSA Roadrunners are outside of the 300s in all of the major defensive stats. Give me Merrimack in this toss-up.