Florida Atlantic Owls vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023

Location: State Farm Field House in Kissimmee, FL

TV: ESPN

The Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1) are traveling to State Farm Field House on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Butler Bulldogs (3-1).

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Bryant and ended up losing by a score of 61-52 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Owls walked away with 17 and Bryant racked up 17 fouls. They buried 8 of 29 tries from 3-point land. Bryant finished the game at 69.2% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 13 attempts. Moreover, Bryant grabbed 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bryant doled out 8 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. When talking about defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to shoot 34.9% from the floor on 22 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Owls buried 13 of their 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. Florida Atlantic finished with a 26.2% field goal percentage (17 out of 65) and knocked down 5 of 30 3-point attempts.

Johnell Davis is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up going 45.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played 33 minutes and also totaled 12 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic enters this game with a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the year. They are averaging 75.7 points per contest (184th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Owls are shooting 33.3% on 3-pointers (26 of 78) and 66.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 39.7 boards per contest and has tallied 48 dimes for the campaign, which is 282nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 5th in college hoops in giving up assists with 24 conceded this season. The Owls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.9% (67 of 168) and they surrender 34.0 boards per game as a unit. They give up 26.2% on three-point shots and they are 32nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (60.0).

In their last game, the Butler Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-54 when they faced Michigan State. Concerning attacking the glass, Butler allowed Michigan State to grab 39 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 35.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 20 and ended up going 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Bulldogs permitted Michigan State to make 28 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.5% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up going 15 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.8%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Butler made 7 of their 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.8%. Michigan State was called for 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Bulldogs collected 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Jahmyl Telfort ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the game. He tallied 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He made 5 of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Butler has a win-loss record of 3-1 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks 149th in college hoops. Butler has accounted for 320 pts so far this year (80.0 per contest) and they pull in 39.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per contest (129th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 14.8 fouls every game and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 14th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 58.0. They have forced 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 34.7% from the field (10th in college hoops). The Butler defense allows 27.0% on 3-pointers (24 of 89) and opponents are making 62.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.3 assists and 37.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 141st and 259th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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