Florida Atlantic Owls vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UAB Blazers

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

Bartow Arena is where the UAB Blazers (13-4) will attempt to beat the Florida Atlantic Owls (8-6) on Saturday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Marshall and walked away with a win by a score of 90-77 in their last game. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the contest with a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 of 56) and knocked down 8 of their 22 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Owls knocked down 22 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 75.9%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of defending, Florida Atlantic allowed 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. Marshall dished out 18 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Moreover, Marshall grabbed 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marshall shot 76.0% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of 25 tries. They made 8 out of their 22 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Owls ended up with 22 and Marshall totaled 19 fouls.

Michael Forrest is someone who played a role for this game. He finished 56.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He notched 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic enters this matchup with a mark of 8-6 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is snagging 37.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 202 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 168th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (126 of 364) and 65.7% from the free throw line. They average 75.8 pts per game (100th in the nation) while shooting 46.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Owls are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They give up 38.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 163rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.9). The Owls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (342 of 762) and they surrender 31.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 162nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 179 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the UAB Blazers took a loss by a final score of 85-80 when they faced Rice. In relation to attacking the glass, UAB permitted Rice to get 34 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 38.1% from downtown via 8 of 21 and finished the game at 25 out of 30 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Blazers allowed Rice to knock down 26 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Blazers shot 33 out of 67 from the field which had them at 49.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, UAB knocked down 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 8 of those for a clip of 66.7%. Rice had 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Blazers to the free throw line for 12 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Blazers collected 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 for this contest.

Tavin Lovan ended up being important for the Blazers for the matchup. He tallied 14 points in his 26 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for this game. He converted 6 out of 10 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

UAB has a mark of 13-4 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Blazers are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks them 61st in the country. UAB has scored 1,380 points on the year (81.2 per game) and they average 38.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (154th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.2 times per game. The Blazers have committed 16.8 personal fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The UAB defense gives up 33.2% on 3-pointers (111 of 334) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 10.8 assists and 35.1 boards every game, which is ranked 68th and 204th in those defensive categories. The Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 41st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 62.5. They are able to force 18.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (52nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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