The FAU Owls (17-1, 7-0 Conference USA) and UTSA Roadrunners (7-12, 1-7) meet Thursday at UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the FAU vs. UTSA odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Owls aren’t ranked in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, but they did crack The AP Top 25 for the first time in school history this week. FAU kicked off the week with a 76-62 win at Western Kentucky Monday to cover as 4.5-point favorites, moving to 12-2-1 against the spread (ATS) across the past lined 15 games.
The Roadrunners have dropped 4 games in a row, going 0-3-1 ATS during the skid. The push came as a 7-point underdog last time out at home on Monday in an 88-81 loss in overtime against Rice. The Over also snapped a 3-0 Under run for the Roadrunners.
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FAU at UTSA odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:42 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): FAU -15.5 (-115) | UTSA +15.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 144.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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FAU at UTSA picks and predictions
Prediction
FAU 81, UTSA 63
Moneyline
This line was off the board at the time of publishing, but even if there was a line, it would be too high and wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway.
PASS.
Against the spread
FAU -15.5 (-115) is the lean on the road, although this is quite a large number for the Owls. FAU is still getting used to going from also-ran to contender, and feeling things out. The Owls are a solid 12-2-1 ATS in the past 15 games overall.
UTSA is just 1-5-2 ATS across its last 8 games and it is 1-4-1 ATS in the past 6 outings as a double-digit underdog.
Over/Under
UNDER 144.5 (-115) is the lean, but play it lightly.
While the Over is 4-1 in the past 5 games overall for FAU, the Under is 4-1 in its last 5 outings after a cover. The Under is 4-1 in the past 5 home games against teams with a winning road mark for UTSA.
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