Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 3/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Fairleigh Dickinson (+11)

The Florida Atlantic Owls (32-3) will try to beat the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (21-15) at Nationwide Arena on Sunday. Florida Atlantic is 11-point favorites. The total is 149.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights took the court against Purdue and notched a win by a score of 63-58 in their last game. Fairleigh Dickinson ended the game with a 38.7% FG percentage (24 out of 62) and converted 7 of their 23 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Knights converted 8 of 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In reference to the defense, Fairleigh Dickinson allowed the other team to shoot 35.8% from the floor on 19 of 53 shooting. Purdue recorded 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Additionally, Purdue snagged 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Purdue finished the game at 78.9% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of their 19 attempts. They also knocked down 5 of 26 shots from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Knights left the arena with 19 while Purdue finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Sean Moore is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 41.2% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 28 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He finished with 19 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Fairleigh Dickinson will play this contest with a mark of 21-15 for the campaign. They average 77.6 pts per game (43rd in D-1) while connecting on 45.4% from the floor. The Knights are connecting on 34.7% on three-point attempts (293 of 845) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Fairleigh Dickinson is pulling in 34.1 boards per game and has totaled 533 assists on the season, which ranks 29th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 357th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 534 surrendered on the campaign. The Knights defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.4% (943 of 1,990) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.2% on three-point shots while they are 295th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Atlantic Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 66-65 when they played Memphis. The Owls snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. Memphis was called for 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Florida Atlantic knocked down 8 out of their 28 attempts (28.6%). In all, the Owls finished shooting 25 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.5%. The Owls permitted Memphis to knock down 25 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% in the game. They went 27.3% from distance via 6 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to team rebounding, Florida Atlantic allowed Memphis to snag 33 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Giancarlo Rosado ended up being a major contributor for the Owls for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 6 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Florida Atlantic has a record of 32-3 for the year. As an offense, the Owls are shooting 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 45th in Division 1. Florida Atlantic has earned 2,745 pts on the season (78.4 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.5 times per contest (78th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per game. The Owls are committing 15.8 fouls every game while shooting 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Florida Atlantic defense gives up 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (224 of 706) and opponents are knocking down 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 7.9 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 96th in those defensive categories. The Owls defensively are ranked 41st in the country in points allowed per contest with 65.0. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (19th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic (-11)

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