The Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Bobcats in Texas State at Strahan Coliseum on Saturday in college basketball action.

Texas State will face the 11-7 Roadrunners, who own a 3-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Bobcats are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Roadrunners are 4-0 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 200-ranked Bobcats and the No. 193-rated Roadrunners in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 80-78 win for the Roadrunners on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Texas State's No. 17 nationally ranked offense (79.9 points per game) against a Roadrunners defense that sits as the No. 181 at 67.1 PPG. The Bobcats have been averaging 45% from the field, more than the Roadrunners have managed so far this season (44.5% on average).

Defensively, Texas-San Antonio features the nation's No. 154-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.9 points per game. Texas State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 12 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas-San Antonio won its last outing, an 80-62 result against Northwestern State on January 18. Texas-San Antonio earned an 80-62 victory over Northwestern State on Wednesday, getting 21 points from Melvin Johnson III at UTSA Convocation Center.

Texas State was a 71-68 loser in its last match on the road against Sam Houston State. Texas State got 18 points from Eddie Rios but lost anyway, 71-68, to Sam Houston State on Wednesday at Bernard Johnson Coliseum.

Next up:
Texas-San Antonio home to Sam Houston State, Saturday, January 28
Texas State at Texas A&M C.C., Wednesday, January 25