North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 11/20/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Location: FAU Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1-1) are headed to FAU Arena on Saturday where they will play the Florida Atlantic Owls (1-2).

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks played Montana and earned the victory with a final of 79-77 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Fighting Hawks finished with 22 and Montana accumulated 29 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 14 attempts from distance. Montana went 85.2% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, Montana collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Montana distributed 10 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, North Dakota allowed 48.0% from the field on 24 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Hawks converted 22 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. North Dakota ended the contest having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (24 of 49) and converted 9 out of their 19 three-point attempts.

Mitchell Sueker is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He played for 28 mins and snagged 6 boards. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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North Dakota steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 1-1 on the year. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Dakota is pulling in 39.0 boards per contest and has totaled 21 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 340th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Fighting Hawks are connecting on 35.4% on shots from distance (17 of 48) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.5 points per game (244th in the nation) while connecting on 37.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Fighting Hawks are forcing 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 24.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 19 surrendered this season. The Fighting Hawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.6% (47 of 103) and they surrender 33.0 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 41.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 286th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (76.0).

In their last game, the Florida Atlantic Owls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-66 when they faced Miami. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Florida Atlantic allowed Miami to get 31 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 2 of 10 and ended up going 30 of 38 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Owls allowed Miami to convert 18 of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Owls went 25 out of 51 from the floor which had them shooting 49.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Florida Atlantic knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 41.7%. Miami committed 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Owls snagged 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game.

Alijah Martin was important for the Owls for the game. He accumulated 17 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He buried 6 of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic has a mark of 1-2 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Owls are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is 184th in the nation. Florida Atlantic has accounted for 236 pts so far this year (78.7 per contest) and they pull down 41.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per game (264th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest. The Owls are committing 22.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Florida Atlantic defense surrenders 36.0% from downtown (18 of 50) and opponents are making 76.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 10.3 assists and 31.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 100th and 79th in the nation. The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 268th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.3. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (264th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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