UTSA Roadrunners Look to Upset Minnesota Golden Gophers at Home

Game outlook

The UTSA Roadrunners (1-0) travel to Minneapolis on Friday to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0). UTSA pulled off a thrilling 78-68 overtime victory against Western Illinois in their season opener, while Minnesota cruised to an 80-60 win over Bethune-Cookman in theirs. Jordan Ivy-Curry and Justin Thomas of UTSA will be out, while Minnesota's Cam Christie is listed as questionable after missing the first game. Minnesota is the betting favorite, opening at -12.5 with the current line still at -12.

Game Info

When: Friday, 11/10/2023 @ 7:30pm EST

Where: Williams Arena Stadium Roadrunners vs Golden Gophers Betting Odds Moneyline: Roadrunners +588 | Golden Gophers -875

Spread: Roadrunners +12 (-110) | Golden Gophers -12 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 146.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Minnesota will win straight-up is 90%.

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners

UTSA had a difficult opening night in their regular season game, struggling with their shooting and only managing to hit 35.9% of their attempts overall and 26.1% from 3-point range. Christian Tucker led the team with 18 points while Trey Edmonds was the second leading scorer. Their defense held strong, however, limiting Western Illinois' field goal shooting to 32%. UTSA grabbed 47 rebounds and had 13 assists, while six steals, seven blocks and seven turnovers. Their offensive stats were not great, ranking 235 in offense scoring an average of 69.28 per game and 333 in defense allowing an average of 76.56 points to be scored against them per game. They also had poor shooting percentages from the field and 3-point range.