Florida Atlantic Owls vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 3/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Florida Atlantic (+2)

The Florida Atlantic Owls (34-3) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Saturday where they will try to beat the Kansas State Wildcats (26-9). Florida Atlantic opens as 2-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 146.5.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced Tennessee and earned the victory with a final of 62-55 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 14 and Tennessee finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 23 shots from downtown. Tennessee finished 58.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 12 shots. Furthermore, Tennessee totaled 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tennessee totaled 12 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Florida Atlantic allowed 33.3% from the field on 21 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 1 steal. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 12 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Florida Atlantic ended the game with a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 of 50) and converted 8 of their 27 three-point shots.

Nick Boyd is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished shooting 45.5% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played for 23 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He walked away with 12 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic enters this game with a win-loss mark of 34-3 this year. They cough up possession 11.6 times per game and as a group they commit 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is snagging 38.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 539 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 30th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are hitting 36.5% on three-point attempts (357 of 979) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.0 points per outing (37th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They rank 6th in college basketball in giving up assists with 299 conceded for the year. The Owls defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.0% (871 of 2,175) and they relinquish 33.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 31.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 41st in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats got the victory with a final of 98-93 against Michigan State. The Wildcats were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 27 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. Michigan State earned 16 fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Kansas State converted 11 out of their 24 attempts (45.8%). When the game finished, the Wildcats ended up shooting 38 for 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.9%. The Wildcats allowed Michigan State to convert 31 of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2% for the game. They went 52.0% from downtown via 13 out of 25 and ended up going 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Kansas State allowed Michigan State to snag 29 in all (9 offensive).

Keyontae Johnson was important for the Wildcats in this game. He racked up 22 points in his 45 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 10 of 18 for the game for a rate of 55.6%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Kansas State has a mark of 26-9 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 81st in college basketball. Kansas State has earned 2,666 points on the campaign (76.2 per contest) and they collect 35.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per game (8th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 17.8 fouls every game and they hit 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas State defense concedes 30.5% on 3-pointers (226 of 741) and their opposition knocks down 69.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.6 assists and 33.6 total rebounds per game, ranking them 250th and 144th in the nation. The Wildcats are ranked 160th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (87th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic (+2)

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