Florida Atlantic Owls vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 11/10/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Location: Dreamstyle Arena in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Florida Atlantic (-3)

The Florida Atlantic Owls (13-10 last season) are on their way to Dreamstyle Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the New Mexico Lobos (6-16 last year). New Mexico opens this matchup as 3-point dogs. The over/under is 139.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and took a loss by a final of 75-69 in their last game. Florida Atlantic walked away from the contest with a 37.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 61) and converted 11 of their 27 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Owls converted 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 30 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defense, Florida Atlantic allowed 51.0% from the floor on 26 out of 51 shooting. Louisiana Tech doled out 16 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Louisiana Tech totaled 34 boards (4 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisiana Tech finished shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 19 shots. They converted 9 of 19 shots from long range. In relation to fouls, the Owls left the arena with 18 and the Bulldogs finished the game with 15 fouls.

Michael Forrest is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He accounted for 22 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He shot 63.6% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Florida Atlantic steps onto the court after finishing with a record of 13-10 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a squad committed 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Florida Atlantic grabbed 40.4 boards per game and accumulated 335 assists over the course of last season, which was 142nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Owls hit on 38.0% on 3-pointers (223 of 587) and 66.1% from the free throw line. They averaged 78.1 pts per contest (39th in D-1) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Owls were able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.0 fouls. They were ranked 54th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 239 relinquished over the course of last season. The Owls defensively gave up an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (533 of 1,288) and they surrendered 32.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They gave up 34.0% on shots from downtown while they were 78th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (66.8).

In their last game, the New Mexico Lobos took a defeat with a final score of 85-77 when they faced the Fresno State Bulldogs. When discussing how they attacked the glass, New Mexico permitted Fresno State to grab 36 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 24 out of 34 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Lobos allowed the Bulldogs to convert 27 of their 46 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 58.7% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Lobos ended up going 23 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, New Mexico converted 12 of 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.5%. The Bulldogs committed 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the Lobos to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Lobos pulled down 11 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 17 in this contest.

Jeremiah Francis pitched in for the Lobos for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 8 for this contest for a rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and earned 5 assists in the game.

New Mexico had a record of 6-16 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lobos connected on 41.3% from the field, which ranked them 306th in the nation. New Mexico tallied 1,436 points throughout last season (65.3 per contest) and they collected 38.1 rebounds per game. They dished out assists 12.6 times per contest (222nd in college basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. The Lobos were responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game and they went 59.9% from the free throw line.

The New Mexico defense gave up 34.1% on 3-point attempts (180 of 528) and their opponents converted on 68.6% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 14.5 dimes and 35.0 total boards per game, which had them ranked 278th and 183rd in the nation. The Lobos defensively were ranked 218th in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.7. They were able to force 13.6 TO's per game and let teams shoot 44.4% from the field (220th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic (-3)

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