Florida Atlantic Owls vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 3/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Friday, March 17, 2023

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Florida Atlantic (+3)

Nationwide Arena is the site where the Memphis Tigers (26-8) will attempt to beat the Florida Atlantic Owls (31-3) on Friday. Florida Atlantic opens this contest as 3-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 152.5.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced UAB and notched a win by a score of 78-56 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Owls finished with 12 while UAB accumulated 18 fouls. They made 5 of 26 tries from beyond the arc. UAB walked away from this one shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, UAB snagged 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UAB dished out 3 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to shoot 31.7% from the field on 20 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 44 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Owls knocked down 13 of 17 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and made 7 of 20 3-point attempts.

Alijah Martin is someone who played a role in this contest. He shot 63.2% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played for 28 mins played and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He was able to score 30 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic steps onto the court with a mark of 31-3 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Florida Atlantic is collecting 38.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 497 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 49th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 37.2% on 3-point shots (332 of 893) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.8 points per outing (28th in the country) while going 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Owls are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are giving up 31.9% on 3-pointers while they are 41st in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.0). The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.2% (798 of 1,983) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 4th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 264 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 75-65 when they played Houston. The Tigers were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Houston had 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. In relation to 3-point shots, Memphis knocked down 6 out of their 12 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Tigers ended up shooting 27 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. The Tigers allowed Houston to make 20 of 64 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.3% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 24.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 25 and finished the game at 19 out of 28 from the charity stripe (67.9%). When discussing rebounding, Memphis permitted Houston to get 37 overall (20 offensive).

Kendric Davis was important for the Tigers in the matchup. He earned 31 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists for this contest. He buried 10 of 21 in the game giving him a rate of 47.6%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 26-8 for the season. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in D-1. Memphis has accumulated 2,713 points so far this season (79.8 per game) and they grab 35.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per game (27th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. The Tigers have committed 18.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 236th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.9. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (19th in college basketball). The Memphis defense surrenders 30.8% on shots from distance (271 of 879) and their opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their foul shots. They give up 13.5 assists and 35.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 235th and 252nd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis (-3)

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