Halftime Report
Army needs a win to get to even, but right now it’s anybody’s game. They have jumped out to a quick 39-35 lead against UTSA.
Army entered the match with three straight losses and they’re well on their way to making it four. Can they turn things around, or will UTSA hand them another defeat? Only time will tell.
Who’s Playing
UTSA Roadrunners @ Army Black Knights
Current Records: UTSA 6-5, Army 5-6
How To Watch
What to Know
Army will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will welcome the UTSA Roadrunners at 3:00 p.m. ET at Christl Arena. The Black Knights have a tough task ahead: they’ll enter the contest with three straight losses, while the Roadrunners will come in with three straight victories.
The experts predicted Army would be headed in after a win, but Binghamton made sure that didn’t happen. Army took a 78-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Binghamton on Sunday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask UTSA). They blew past SW Adventist, posting a 117-58 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 61-24.
UTSA was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. The team’s really been improving in that area: they’ve now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Army now has a losing record at 5-6. As for UTSA, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Sunday’s game: Army has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9.5 threes per game. However, it’s not like UTSA struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Army beat UTSA 63-53 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Army have another victory up their sleeve, or will UTSA turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
UTSA is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Army, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Roadrunners as a 1-point favorite.
The over/under is 155.5 points.
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Series History
Army won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.
- Dec 21, 2023 – Army 63 vs. UTSA 53
